Braiding Machine
- Made:
- circa 1900
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Braiding machine made around 1900, used at Croft Mill, Manchester.
Thomas Walford developed the first braiding machine in Manchester in the 1740s. This machine worked in Croft Mill in Manchester.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y6000.438
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and copper (metal)
- type:
- braiding machine
- credit:
- Gift of J & W Eastwood
