Model of a scribbler, used for carding wool

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Scribblers were used in the first of several stages of carding wool. They produced a broad thin lap of fibres which was then passed to the next carding engine. This model of a scribbler dates from the 19th century.

The scribbler's revolving cylinders carry thousands of tiny wire points which comb out the raw fibres.

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• Online ID: 000-100-044-172-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1864.1071.2
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Scribbler / cloth manufacture, woollen / model
  
• Dimensions: 430 mm H x 820 mm x 555 mm
  
• What: Scribbler / cloth manufacture, woollen / model
  
• Subject: 14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
  
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• Description: Model of a scribbler, for the first carding of wool and its conversion into a broad thin lap, used in the manufacture of woollen cloth
  
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