Wire machine
T. Robinson and Son Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gauze, Iron, Textile, Wood
Measurements
110 cm (H)223.5 cm (W)285 cm (W)68 cm (D)
Place of origin
Rochdale
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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire
NT 88631
Summary
A wire machine. Metal frame embossed T ROBINSON AND SON LTD, ROCHDALE, ENGLAND. Wooden lids and sides. Cylinder of fine wire mesh fastened with cord. Machine was used to remove the bran from wholemeal flour by brushing flour through a fine gauze.
Marks and inscriptions
T ROBINSON AND SON LTD, ROCHDALE, ENGLAND
Makers and roles
T. Robinson and Son Ltd, manufacturer