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BALE BREAKER [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bale breaker: an item in the "Textileworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

brise-balles : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du textile» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
DEF

A machine used for opening cotton direct from a bale. Layers of compressed cotton are taken from a bale and fed into a machine where the tearing action of two coarse spiked rollers moving in opposite directions, produces a more open mass of tufts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
DEF

Appareil servant à débarrasser les balles des feuillards et des toiles grossières de jute qui les entourent.

Key term(s)
  • casse-balles

Spanish

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