Whitin Carding Machine

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Carding Machine: Industrial carding machine. Manufactured by the Whitin Company, c. 1890, Whitinsville, MA.
Carding Machine

Industrial carding machine. Manufactured by the Whitin Company, c. 1890, Whitinsville, MA.

Name/Title

Whitin Carding Machine

Entry/Object ID

2023.14.2

Description

Industrial carding machine. Manufactured by the Whitin Machine Works, c. 1890, Whitinsville, MA. The Whitin Company began operations as a cotton mill in 1809, but began manufacturing mill machinery in 1847.

Use

Carding lap into sliver.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Whitin Machine Works

Date made

circa 1890

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Whitinsville, MA

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Textile Carding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Machine, Textile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Location

Location

Room

Dugan Mill Factory Floor Exhibit

Building

Duagn Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

January 3, 2023

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

January 3, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

January 8, 2023