Items

Image Title Description Date Tags
Thumb Large clog heel Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor milllarge clog heel
Thumb Small clog heel Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor millsmall clog wheel
Thumb Steam engine part Steam engine part. Found in engine house Unknown steam engine partfindmellor mill
Thumb Washer Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive. Unknown enginefindmellor millwasher
Thumb Bolt Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Unknown boltfindmellor meill
Thumb Helical gear wheel split into two Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts. Unknown spinning machinefindmellor millhelical gear wheel
Thumb Cog from spinning machine (top down view) Cog from spinning machine - top down view Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Cog from spinning machine Cog from spinning machine, slightly angled. Probably from later in history Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Glass thread guides Two glass thread guides - for spun thread to roll over. Glass could withstand heat of machine. One thread guide has been distorted by the heat of t... Unknown firefindmellor millglass thread guide
Thumb Three fliers from spinning machines Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop. Unknown findmellor millfliers
Thumb Grassing machine burner Grassing machine burner. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 1860 onwards. After 1 Jan 1860 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb Distorted grassing machine burner Grassing machine burner, possibly distorted in fire. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 186... After 1 Jan 1860 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb Bone billiard ball Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge. From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861 findmellor lodgebilliard ball
Thumb Pinch neck bottle Pinch neck bottle with marble. Found in Mellor Lodge. Probable date 1800s. Marble mechanism helped to preserve carbonation of bottle contents. From 31 Dec 1799 to 1 Jan 1810 findmellor lodgebottle