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[[Image:JD 2016 Sci Mus Grimston.jpg|thumb|Quarter-scale model of Grimston's twine-balling machine, patented in 1860]] | [[Image:JD 2016 Sci Mus Grimston.jpg|thumb|1862 Quarter-scale model of Grimston's twine-balling machine, patented in 1860, on display at the [[London Science Museum]]]] | ||
Thomas Grimston was a shoe-thread manufacturer of Clifford, in Yorkshire. | Thomas Grimston was a shoe-thread manufacturer of Clifford, in Yorkshire. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 9 December 2020
Thomas Grimston was a shoe-thread manufacturer of Clifford, in Yorkshire.
In 1860 Grimston patented a machine for winding balls of thread, yarn or twine. Its main innovation was the circular index plate at the side, making it possible to preset the weight of the ball to be wound. Another device automatically changed the winding speed in order to produce the final covering layer on each ball.[1]
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