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Description
This thread tester was used at the Farnsworth textile mill, located on the Sabbatus River in Lisbon Center. The device was used to test the strength of skeins of yarn that were later woven into textiles.
This tester was salvaged from the now defunct mill, and is missing a trundle.
The Farnsworth Mill was in operation for a century, opening in 1864 and closing in 1964.
About This Item
- Title: Thread tester, Lisbon Falls, ca. 1865
- Creator: Brown Shop Manufacturing
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1865
- Location: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Metal and wool thread
- Dimensions: 43.5 cm x 44 cm x 31.5 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Farnsworth Mill (Lisbon Falls, Me.)--Equipment and supplies
- Mills
- Textile machinery
- Textile mills--Maine--Lisbon Falls
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For more information about this item, contact:
Lisbon Historical Society18 School Street, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
(207) 353-8510
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