Beamer or Winding Frame
Thomas Holt Limited
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
130 cm (height)125 cm (length)214 cm (width)
Place of origin
Rochdale
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Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1453847
Summary
A beamer made by Thomas Holt Ltd, Rochdale. Also known as a winding frame, the beamer winds yarn from hundreds of bobbins mounted on a creel (NT.1453848) around a metal beam. This makes the warp beam that goes on the back of a loom to make up the warp threads.
Provenance
The beamer/winding frame was purchased from Messrs Green in Whalley, Lancashire.
Marks and inscriptions
Side: Thomas Holt Ltd Rochdale
Makers and roles
Thomas Holt Limited, manufacturer