Redhouses Woolen Mill, Islay. Detail of piecing machine showing main drive from carder, tumbler and trip-mechanism, 'knocking-off' roller, trays containing 'rowans' and axle-rest for roller.
SC 344722
Description Redhouses Woolen Mill, Islay. Detail of piecing machine showing main drive from carder, tumbler and trip-mechanism, 'knocking-off' roller, trays containing 'rowans' and axle-rest for roller.
Catalogue Number SC 344722
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 9616
Scope and Content Detail of automatic trip-mechanism of piecing-machine on ground-floor of woollen mill at Bridgend, Islay This piecing-machine in the woollen mill at Bridgend is one of only three to survive in Britain. It is marked: RT ARCHIBALD'S PATENT DEVONVALE NO.6 and is an improved version of one patented to Robert Archibald of Devon Vale, Tillicoultry in 1858. The trays are linked together like a caterpillar-track. Once ten trays are full of wool from the carding-machine, this automatic trip-mechanism tips them onto the conveyor-belts beneath which carry the wool to the next stage of the process. The carding-machine dumps strips of wool or 'rowans' into the piecing-machine's trays. These are tipped in batches of ten onto belts beneath. Each rowan is then rolled, twisted, joined to the one from the previous batch, and then wound onto the bobbin. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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