Schweiter Cop Winder

Object/Artifact

-

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Schweiter Cop Winder

Entry/Object ID

1991.02.01

Description

Scweiter Cop Winder, model MTL was used to create cops. Painted a green colour all over, except for some metal parts where the cops would sit, the plastic shields and the motor. The machine uses a motor and has an electrical panel on the right side. It has weights that hang down on the front side underneath the main structure. On the back there are two rows which appear to be there for cones of some kind to go on.

Collection

Textile Industry; Machinery and Accessories

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Switzerland by Whitin

Date made

1982

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Transcription

1) Made is Switzerland 2) Whitin Regular Trade Mark, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Model MTL, Serial No. 570031. 3)General Electrical 4)

Language

English

Notes

Maker's Mark: There are four maker's marks on the machine. Two on the main machine, one on the motor and one on the electrical box.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Machinery, Textile machinery

Search Terms

Huyck Canada

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Winder, Cop

Dimensions

Height

42 in

Width

25-3/16 in

Length

40-3/16 in

Material

Steel, Plastic

Location

Location

Room

Wool Hall Gallery

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Liddle, Lindsay

Exhibitions

Exhibition

2

Notes

Exhibit Start: 2011-06-08

General Notes

Note

Notes: Spun yarn was wound over itself on a driven steel spindle to produce a yarn package approximately 17" long x 1 1/2 " diameter. One the full length of the 'Cop' was wound, the spindle stopped and retracted back out of the 'Cop' which dropped out the moving table below the spindles. The spindles then returned to its winding position and the process was repeated. For use the 'Cop' was placed into a shuttle and the yarn fed from the inside of the 'Cop' as the shuttle travelled back and forth across the weave loom. This type of filling package was desirable for use with course filling yarns due to the low amount of filling waste produced. 'Cops" could only be made from self supporting yarns, typically produced on the woolen system and could not be used for very fine smooth yarns or synthetic monofilament or multifilament yarns. Status: OK Status By: Blades, Alexandra Status Date: 2010-05-17

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Create Date

November 9, 2023

Updated By

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Update Date

November 11, 2023