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Jenny Spinner DUNIH 90

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Jenny Spinner

Jenny Spinner, string laying machine comprising of two sections - bobbin shafts and a conveyor belt (with series of small spikes) to carry rope. Made by, "Fairbairn, Lawson, Combe, Barbour Ltd., Leeds and Belfast" and dated 1937. Part of collection of jute processing machinery used to teach jute spinning and weaving at Dundee College of Technology.

Number: DUNIH 90
Name: Jenny Spinner
Date: 1937
Maker: Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, Ltd
Location: On Display