XL William Spires Machine

The XL was the first fully automatic sock machine

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Year of production:
1914
Maker:
William Spiers Ltd
Place:
Leicester
Materials:
metal
Tags:
machine, Leicester, metal

It was capable of producing the welt, the heel and the toe in one process. The toe was finished separately on a linking machine. The machine has a double cylinder and a chain control device.

ID Number: L.T33.1987.2.0

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