Islay, Redhouses, Woollen Mill; Interior View of feeding drive for the carding engine
SC 559931
Description Islay, Redhouses, Woollen Mill; Interior View of feeding drive for the carding engine
Date 18/10/1979
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 559931
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Bridgend Woollen Mill, Isle of Islay, Argyll This small water-powered woollen mill was built to replace a smaller mill on an adjacent site, the building of which still survived in 1998. Thi one was an integrated mill, taking raw wool and turning out tweeds and blankets. This view shows the wooden framed, two cylinder carding-machine which formed part of the piecing machine, a rare survival from c1860. The carder combed out the fibres allowing piecing together to create longer strands of yarn. The continuous slivers of carded fibre from the piecing machine had the woollen fibres running at right angles to the length of the fibre. This meant that the yarn spun from this sliver was hairy, and good for making blankets and rough tweeds. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H79/200/12
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