Trip to Masson Mill, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.....9

Bobbins waiting to be wound.

  

Sock maker.

 

Toasters.

 

Judges' Lodging Museum, Presteigne, Wales.....23.

Sock maker.

  

Knife sharpener.

  

Magic lantern.

 

Cotswold woollen weavers.....2.

Old spinning wheel on the left.

  

Loom.

  

Sock making machine.

 

Today's edit.....skipping ropes and sock maker.

A great example of recycling.

A sock making machine. These always fascinate me, one day I'd like to see one working.

 

Judges' Lodging Museum, Presteigne, Wales....18.

Servant's quarters.

  

Sock maker at the end of the table.

   

Knife sharpener and earthenware hot water bottles.

     

Known as the "Magic Lantern", projected pictures from slides onto a screen. The light source was a built in oil lamp.

 

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......6.

Sock maker, clever machine.

 

Part of the loom.

 

Drum of threads.

 

An example of how dusty the environment was, hence the gas mask maybe.