Object number
68/253
Description
A wooden bobbin, 32 cm in length, for collecting made-up twine as it was drawn and stranded. The bobbin was used from the nineteenth century until 1968 at the North Mills Twine Room. It was acquired from Bridport Gundry Ltd., a firm of rope-makers in Bridport, Dorset.
Physical description
1 bobbin: wood
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form – ‘BOBBIN // 68/253 // CRAFTS Textile nets // Bridport Gundries Ltd. Bridport, Dorset // WOOD // Used 19th C–1968 at North Mills Twine Room for collecting made-up twine as this is drawn and stranded on machine // [pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9216.tif - High resolution image
