1838 Holland's Doubling and Twisting Silk Machine

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Object Details

inventor

Holland, Harrison

Description

Spinning, Doubling, and Twisting Silk Machine Patent Model

Patent No. 977, issued on October 10, 1838

Harrison Holland of Northampton, Massachusetts

The central part of Holland’s patent concerned the stop motion mechanism on a silk thread making machine. If a thread broke, a small rod, connected to each of the threads by bent wires, would drop. A lever, to which the rod was attached, would come in contact with the drum and then stop the machine by throwing it out of gear. Also included in the patent was a method to change the twist of the silk thread by using a short cylinder.

Location

Currently not on view

model constructed

before 1838-10-10

patent date

1838-10-10

ID Number

TE.T11407.027

accession number

89797

patent number

977

catalog number

T11407.027

Object Name

Patent model

silk spinner patent model

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

associated place

United States: Massachusetts, Northampton

Related Publication

Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

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