Historical information

These are sales photographs for William Tatham Ltd. of Rochdale. These photographs are taken in the fitting shop at William Tatham Ltd. where final assembly would have taken place.

A Tape Condenser is a device that receives the wide fibre web from a woollen card, divides it, and rubs each section into a sliver. The photographed machine was made by William Tatham Ltd, a textile engineering company based in Rochdale, UK. Established in 1866 Tatham developed innovative textile machinery and send their products to Australia and other countries around the world.

Physical description

Two black and white photos of a Tape Condenser in a landscape format. The first photo is of the front of the machine, the second is of the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

8038.1 - Front - top margin: For description see over.
Front mid right edge - Wm. TATHAM Ltd. ROCHDALE. Machine Maker
Front bottom right corner - 1138

Rear - Showing new model Tape Condenser with all-Perspex Guards, new gear box type of main drive to Condenser. New mounting of all Tape Rollers, cross shaft drive to Variable Speed Gear Box for drive to rubber shaft and many other improved features.

8038.2 - Front mid right edge - Wm. TATHAM Ltd. ROCHDALE. Machine Maker
Front bottom right corner - 1140

Rear - New Model Four-teir Tape Condenser showing rubbing motion side Note greatly improved guarding completely enclosing rubbing motion and gearing, also Variable Speed Drive to Rubbing Motiom via heavy ‘V’ Belt. The drive is taken by cross-shaft from the main gearing of the Condenser. Rubbing Motion has all roller bearing eccentrics throughout.