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Jute/rope making

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Image of Rope Measure DUNIH 2015.2.3
DUNIH 2015.2.3
Rope Measure, made of fine grained wood and brass and engraved with measurements. No name on brass t..
Image of Rope Measures, engraved 'Belfast Ropework Company Limited' DUNIH 2015.2.2
DUNIH 2015.2.2
Rope Measure, made of fine grained wood and brass and engraved with measurements. Top brass engraved..
Image of Rope Measure engraved Tay Rope Works DUNIH 2015.2.1
DUNIH 2015.2.1
Rope Measure, made of fine grained wood and brass and engraved with measurements. Top brass engraved..
Image of Jenny Spinner DUNIH 90
DUNIH 90
Jenny Spinner, string laying machine comprising of two sections - bobbin shafts and a conveyor belt ..
Image of Rope layer DUNIH 89
DUNIH 89
Rope layer; comprises of six revolving spool carriages feeding to one large bobbin at the right end ..
Image of Jute Assorting and Baling. DUNIH 388.2
DUNIH 388.2
Photograph Album, red leather cover, entitled 'Jute: Assorting and Baling Vol II'. This show..
Image of Jute Processing Machines DUNIH 2008.130.39
DUNIH 2008.130.39
Photograph, colour polaroids (x 10) of spinning frames with sliver bins by both Mackie of Belfast an..
Image of Gentleman's Journal and Gentleman's Court Review re Sir James Caird DUNIH 113.7
DUNIH 113.7
Booklet, bound in brown card, special souvenir supplement focusing on jute manufacture taken from th..
Image of Rope Sole Making Machine DUNIH 103.4
DUNIH 103.4
Photograph, colour, captioned 'Rope Sole Making Machine'. Found inside 'Baffeez' rop..