What did it mean to be a doffer working in the factories in the 1800s?
2007-03-04 03:33:51 · 2 answers · asked by Cookies 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Here is a job description for what a doffer does. Apparently it involves looms in textile mills:
Doffs and transfers sliver cans among carding, drawing, and slubbing machines: Pushes or drags full sliver cans from carding to drawing, and from drawing to slubbing machines to maintain workflow. Removes empty cans from drawing and slubbing machines and places them in position for reuse at carding machines. May sweep work area or clean machines. May be designated according to machine area worked as Card Doffer (textile).
2007-03-04 04:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doffer \doff"er\, n.
1. mach. a revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with
teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off,
the fiber from the cards.
webster 1913 suppl.
2. spinning a worker who replaces full bobbins by empty
ones on the throstle or ring frames.
webster 1913 suppl.
2007-03-04 05:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by goodolelady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋