- Title:
- The 'rock Bank' single yarn twist tester
- Object name(s):
- textile testing equipment; textile testing equipment
- Brief description:
- Yarn twist tester made in Manchester. The 'rock Bank' single yarn twist tester, No 17 patent 32610. The fine Spinners and Doublers Association.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Credit line:
- Gift of University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, Textile Technology
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 13 9/16
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 345
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 20 1/16
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 510
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 10 3/4
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 273
- Material:
- wood
- Material:
- steel
- Object name:
- textile testing equipment; textile testing equipment
- Object production place:
- Manchester, Manchester urban district, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- Y1966.22
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- SHIC: 4.481
- Other number type:
- SHIC code
- Responsible department/section:
- SIM - Textile Industry
- Non confidential restriction level:
- level2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7af67d4a-75d0-358f-a45a-38615acf892a
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7af67d4a-75d0-358f-a45a-38615acf892a, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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