He pārongo atu anōStripping machine at work, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon

Description

The Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon, was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. The stripping machine was a cast iron drum, with beaters attached, which revolved about 2000x a minute. It removed the green outer part, to reveal the flax fibre. Miranui mill had seven stripping machines in all. The workers are feeding blades of green flax into the stripping machines. Note the Christmas message on the wall.

Tautuhi

Momo rauemi

Image

Pākanga

Public Photograph Collection Fx19

Date

circa 1910

Tautuhi matihiko

2007P_Fx19_FLA_0615

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