6. Objects and Machinery

Wooden spindle used in hand spinning to wind thread

Industrial loom

Industrial barrels used for wool storage

CHAT’s D.H. Chen Foundation gallery is home to the permanent exhibition Welcome to the Spinning Factory! This gallery displays archive material, objects, and industrial machinery illustrative of the Mills’ textile industrial past.

The exhibition is an instructive and interactive experiment as the public is invited to interact with the displayed objects and machinery.