Past at Work, The. Part 4: Spindle and Shuttle

Subtitle: Spindle and shuttle
Synopsis: Uses working museums and surviving buildings to demonstrate the impact on the landscape and the lives of working people, of inventions in the textile industry during the 18th and 19th centuries. Shows the working of the flying shuttle and the preparation of a warping beam for a loom.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
Year of production: 1982
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Uses: Industrial archaeology courses - textiles section. Discussion material for economic and social history courses.*
Subjects: Technology
Keywords: history of technology; textile industries; weaving

Producer

Michael Garrod; Susanna Capon; Suzanne Davies

Cast

Anthony Burton

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