Beamer (occupation)
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Beamer (occupation)
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A beamer was an occupation in the cotton industry. The taper's beam is a long cylinder with flanges where 400 plus ends (threads) are wound side-by-side. Creels of bobbins with the correct thread, mounted on a beaming frame wind their contents onto the beam. The machine is watched over by a "beamer". In early days beaming was often done in the weaving shed but later the process tended to be transferred to the spinning mill. The spinners would send lorries loaded with of beams wound with thread o
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