"Finishing Machinery" by W.M. Whiteley and Sons Ltd, Oct. 1922. Catalogue of machinery for finishing woollen and worsted cloths.Catalogue of textile finishing machinery produced by William Whiteley and Sons Ltd, Huddersfield, Oct. 1922.textile machinery textile finishing, wm. whiteley and sons limited, cloth - woollen, cloth - worsted, raising machinery, milling, tentering, textile machinery, textile finishing

"Finishing Machinery" - James Bailey, Textile Machine Maker, Huddersfield, c. 1926. Catalogue of machinery for fulling, scouring, carbonising, dyeing and finishing woollen and worsted and other types of textiles.Catalogue of textile finishing machinery from James Bailey, textile machine maker, Huddersfield, c.1926.textile machinery textile finishing, james bailey, textile machine maker, milling, scouring, carbonising, dyeing, raising, textile machinery, textile finishing

"Wool Science Review 34, July 1968" - Research Department, International Wool Secretariat.Front page of item W3549 Wool Science Review No.34textile finishing textile research textile testing, international wool secretariat - research department, textile finishing, textile research, textile testing

'Lightening' brand tube of grease, for "Lightning" cloth cuttersLIGHTENING/ SPECIAL GREASE/ FOR LIGHTNING CLOTH CUTTERStextile machinery textile finishing, textile machinery, textile finishing

"Cloth Raising Machines" - Tomlinsons (Rochdale) Ltd, Rochdale, England, c.1930.Book: "Cloth Raising Machines" - Tomlinsons (Rochdale) Ltd, c.1930.textile machinery textile finishing, tomlinsons (rochdale) ltd, raising, raising machinery, textile machinery, textile finishing

"Wool Year Book 1927" compiled by the editor of the 'Textile Mercury'.Mr A G .[?]textile history textile finishing wool processing textile machinery weaving, alexander lau pty ltd, carding, spinning machinery, weaving machinery, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, textile history, textile finishing, wool processing, textile machinery, weaving

Photograph of a Kettle Decatizing apparatus, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany. It was sent to Arthur Heaton & Co. Ltd as part of a price quotation. Decatizing is the process of forcing steam through wool.Photograph, 1931, of a Kettle Decatizing apparatus, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany. Decatizing is the process of forcing steam through wool.H. KRANTZ SOEHNE / AACHEN. 231.textile machinery textile finishing, h. krantz s?? arthur heaton and co. ltd, decatizing, textile machinery, textile finishing

Photograph of a Cloth Winding machine, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany. It was sent to Arthur Heaton & Co. Ltd as part of a price quotation and was for winding on the decatized cloth.Photograph, 1931, of a Cloth Winding machine, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany.H. KRANTZ SOEHNE / AACHEN. 362textile machinery textile finishing, h. krantz s?? arthur heaton and co. ltd, winding machinery, textile machinery, textile finishing

Photograph of a Tentering machine, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany.Photograph of a Tentering machine, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany, c.1930.H. KRANTZ SOEHNE / AACHEN. 853textile machinery textile finishing, h. krantz s??, tentering, textile machinery, textile finishing

"Why Not Help the Country in its Economy Campaign by Economising Yourself and thus Increase Your Profits ?" - James Bailey, Textile Machine Maker, Huddersfield, c. 1926. Promotes the advantages of buying a new scouring machine.Booklet, c.1926. Produced by James Bailey, textile machinery manufacturer, Huddersfield, to promote a new scouring machine.textile machinery textile finishing, james bailey, textile machine maker, scouring, textile machinery, textile finishing

When the fabric is removed from the loom it is often stiff, rough and uneven. There are a number of finishing processes, both mechanical and chemical that give wool fabrics their special look and feel. The fabric is often scoured again to remove oils and dirt picked up during manufacture. It is then pressed. For a soft and fluffy surface, the fabric is brushed. For a smooth surface, it is shorn. For centuries, machines similar to this teasle gig were used to finish fabrics. It uses the prickly flower head off the teasle plant (Dispsacus Fullonum) to do the delicate work to raise the surface, or nap, the woollen cloth. At least 1,500 teasle heads are needed for one gig. The teasel is a thistle like plant whose dried heads are used on the teasel gig. They are fixed to frames around the drum, or gig. The gig turns in the opposite direction to the flow of the cloth until the nap is raised. Also spelled as Teazel Gig.Large metal machine with wooden rollers and teasel covered drum.textile finishing, raising, raising machinery, teasel gig, fabric, wool processing, plants, thistle, drum

This photograph shows the interior of the Valley Worsted Mill in 1923. The mill was first established at this time, and the photo shows the interior after tooling up but prior to the mill actually commencing operation. This photo is one of 31 in total and probably shows the finishing area for worsted cloths. The donor worked at the Valley Mill for many years. This mill still exists in Swanston Street, Geelong and is now being used by Melba Industries (an Austrim-Nylex company) to produce Jumbuck Nylon wool packs.Interior of Valley Worsted Mill, c.1923.textile finishing, valley worsted mill, cloth - worsted

This photograph shows the interior of the Valley Worsted Mill in 1923. The mill was first established at this time, and the photo shows the interior after tooling up but prior to the mill actually commencing operation. This photo is one of 31 in total and probably shows the finishing area for worsted cloths. The donor worked at the Valley Mill for many years. This mill still exists in Swanston Street, Geelong and is now being used by Melba Industries (an Austrim-Nylex company) to produce Jumbuck Nylon wool packs.Interior of Valley Worsted Mill, c.1923.textile finishing, valley worsted mill, cloth - worsted

This photograph shows the interior of the Valley Worsted Mill in 1923. The mill was first established at this time, and the photo shows the interior after tooling up but prior to the mill actually commencing operation. This photo is one of 31 in total and probably shows the finishing area for worsted cloths. The donor worked at the Valley Mill for many years. This mill still exists in Swanston Street, Geelong and is now being used by Melba Industries (an Austrim-Nylex company) to produce Jumbuck Nylon wool packs.Interior of Valley Worsted Mill, c.1923.textile finishing, valley worsted mill, cloth - worsted

Depicts the dry finishing room from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile finishing, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, dry finishing, raising machinery