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Description: | Type, flyshuttle.
"Shuttles, Glenernan, Aberdeenshire (early 19th cent)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"Until the mid-19th century, all textiles were made from wool or flax spun and woven in the home. In the 18th century, spinning wheels were introduced, capable of producing larger quantities of yarn. Weaving, at first produced on upright looms, was done on horizontal looms by the second half of the 19th century, allowing a wider web to be woven. The fly shuttle was developed in England in 1733 and introduced into Scotland by the 1770s, having made its way slowly into the Highlands. The fly shuttle enables the weft thread to be thrown across a double width of the horizontal loom and doubles the amount of cloth produced in a given amount of time. The fly shuttle was an important factor in the growth of both linen and cotton production in Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. This fly shuttle is from Glenernan, Aberdeenshire. It is made of wood with iron points on each end and carries a bobbin in the central space. The metal rollers enable it to slide easily across the shed."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Acquisition source: Forbes, W Lachlan Lt Col | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1850-1900 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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