Sex: | Male |
Birthyear: | 1931 |
Age at Interview: | 78 |
Education: | University |
Occupation: | Factory director |
Theme: | Industry |
Title | Photo of products by Central Fabrics Limited |
Description | Denim fabric manufactured by Central Fabrics Limited. It’s now sold to branded fashion stores to be made into jeans. |
Date | 1970s-2000s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Courtesy of Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Repository | Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Accession No. | C_390 |
Title | Advertisement of Central Fabrics Limited |
Description | The advertisement featured the trademarks of Great Joy, Double Cats and Peony by Central Fabrics Limited. The factory was located at “9.5 miles” of Tsuen Wan and manufactured cotton yarn and greige. |
Date | 1950s-1960s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | The Federation of Hong Kong Cotton Weavers, The Federation of Hong Kong Cotton Weavers 1961-1962 year book, Hong Kong : The Federation of Hong Kong Cotton Weavers, 1962, after p.61 (Chinese Section). |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Accession No. | C_389 |
Title | Yarn bobbin |
Description | The yarn bobbin is the final product of a spinning factory. They are created by spinning cotton into yarn and rolling the yarn into bobbins weighing several pounds. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_388 |
Title | Cone Winding Machine |
Description | The tiny cops created by the spinning machine are rolled into yarn bobbins of several pounds to be handed over to the client. The machine also features a yarn monitor to ensure the quality of the yarn. |
Date | 2000s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Courtesy of Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Repository | Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Accession No. | C_387 |
Title | Spinning machine |
Description | The spinning machine processes the yarn created from the previous process, and depending on client requirements the yarn is stretched and twisted to create the required cotton threads (thick or thin). |
Date | 2000s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Courtesy of Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Repository | Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Central Textiles (H.K.) LTD. |
Accession No. | C_386 |
Title | Roving machine |
Description | The roving machine uses rollers of different speed to further stretch cotton yarn into thinner threads. Meanwhile, the yarn is twisted according to need and wrapped around a cylinder of specific shape, to be processed in the next step “spinning”. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_385 |
Title | Gill drawing machine |
Description | The gill drawing machine combines and stretches 6 to 10 slivers of cotton into one cotton yarn. It aims to straighten the cotton fibre and boost its homogeneity. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_384 |
Title | Carding machine |
Description | The carding machine further cleans the finer impurities of cotton and turns the fibres into slivers for the next process. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_383 |
Title | Heterogeneous-fiber sorting machine in the blowing room |
Description | Heterogeneous-fibre sorting machine clears out colored fibres in the cotton. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_382 |
Title | Blowing room (2) |
Description | In the blowing room, moisture is added to the air to maintain the humidity of the cotton. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_381 |
Title | Blowing room (1) |
Description | Cotton is transported to the spinning factory and processed in the blowing room. Cotton that contains impurities are cleaned and loosened. It is a preparation for cotton carding. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_380 |
Title | Cotton |
Description | Cotton is transported to the spinning factory. It is raw material for cotton yarn. |
Date | 2009-09-23 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Oral History Archives |
Source | Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team |
Repository | Hong Kong Memory Project |
Note to Copyright | Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project |
Accession No. | C_379 |