Finisher card
William Tatham
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1956
Materials
Metal
Measurements
200 cm (height)410 cm (length)220 cm (width)
Place of origin
Rochdale
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Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1453858
Summary
A finisher carder made by William Tatham, Rochdale, in 1956. This is the fourth machine to process the raw cotton. The machine combines two set of sliver laps (roll of cotton strands) together through a series of sharp combs rotating on a series of internal rollers underneath the wooden canopy. This creates a cotton web split into 28 pieces using metal dividers. Each piece of cotton web is then fed between two oscillating rubber aprons to roll the web into cotton roving (thin strands). The roving is fed onto a large metal bobbin that rotates to ensure the roving is fed on evenly.
Provenance
The finisher card was originally used in Ilex Mill, Rawtenstall, Lancashire. It was bought by Quarry Bank Mill in 1980 and is still in working condition.
Marks and inscriptions
Right side of card beside horizontal rubber belt: Tatham's Wm.Tatham Ltd Rochdale England Right side of card beside horizontal rubber belt: Tatham's Wm.Tatham Ltd Rochdale England Front of cylinder: 29
Makers and roles
William Tatham, manufacturer