Platt Brothers' slubbing frame, 1901.

Made:
1901 in England and Oldham
maker:
Platt Brothers and Company Limited

Slubbing frame by Platt Brothers of Oldham dated 1901

A slubbing frame is a machine used to straighten out the fibres in cotton prior to spinning. It was a secondary stage in the preparation of cotton for spinning, after it had initially passed through a drawing frame. The finer the cotton thread required, the greater the number of times the cotton was passed through slubbing frames, to make it as refined as possible.

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1967-142
Measurements:
in.; cm
type:
yarn preparation machine - slubbing
credit:
Viyella International Ltd.

Parts

Components of main carding engine - weight hooks. Roller clamping hooks

Components of main carding engine - weight hooks. Roller clamping hooks

Object Number:
1967-142/3
type:
components
Weights - fourteen 22 lb, fourteen 18 lb, three 76 lb, one 40 lb

Weights - fourteen 22 lb, fourteen 18 lb, three 76 lb, one 40 lb

Object Number:
1967-142/4
type:
weights
10 dimpledsupport feet, 2 detached small roller weight pads, 2 bobbins of slivers, 1 wooden bobbin of spun yarn

10 dimpledsupport feet, 2 detached small roller weight pads, 2 bobbins of slivers, 1 wooden bobbin of spun yarn

Object Number:
1967-142/5
type:
components
20 tall vertical silver cans, 8 short cans

20 tall vertical silver cans, 8 short cans

Object Number:
1967-142/6
type:
components
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/1
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/2
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/3
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/4
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from the cans

Slivers from the cans

Object Number:
1967-142/6/5
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/6
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/7
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/8
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Slivers from a can

Slivers from a can

Object Number:
1967-142/6/9
type:
slivers
Part of:
1967-142/6
Two drive belt guards & two small machine guards

Two drive belt guards & two small machine guards

Object Number:
1967-142/7
type:
components
Full bobbin

Full bobbin

Object Number:
1967-142/8
type:
bobbin
Weight

Weight

Object Number:
1967-142/45
type:
weight