Revolving Flat Card
J. Hetherington & Sons Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1924
Materials
Metal
Measurements
168 cm (height)315 cm (length)165 cm (width)
Place of origin
Manchester
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Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1453851
Summary
A revolving flat carder made by J. Heatherington, Manchester, in 1924. This is the first machine to process the raw cotton. The lap (roll) of raw cotton is fed into the machine from the back by a set of rollers, it is then brushed by sharp combs that revolve on an external track. The web of carded cotton is then fed through compressing rollers, becoming a sliver (strand) of cotton. Waste cotton drops underneath the machine and the finished product is stored into tall leather cans.
Provenance
This revolving flat card was a gift from Falcon Mill, Halliwell Road in Bolton, Lancashire.
Marks and inscriptions
Sides: A19 Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC End of machine, left side: red marker; DOF Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC End of machine, left side: red marker; DOF Inside edge of roller mounts side: 29R Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC End of machine, left side: red marker; DOF Inside edge of roller mounts side: 29R Insdie edge of roller mounts: 29L Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC End of machine, left side: red marker; DOF Inside edge of roller mounts side: 29R Insdie edge of roller mounts: 29L Behind large drive wheel, left side: made in england Sides: A19 Left side: 202A Left side: C61R Above end roller: J.Hetherington and Sons Manchester Sides: J.Hetherington and Sons Ltd Manchester 1924 End of belt at top of card, left side: red marker; F5B End of machine, left side: red marker; DC End of machine, left side: red marker; DOF Inside edge of roller mounts side: 29R Insdie edge of roller mounts: 29L Behind large drive wheel, left side: made in england End belt left side: fenner____(unreadable)
Makers and roles
J. Hetherington & Sons Ltd, manufacturer