A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER XII.—TEXTILE WORKERS

Sub-order 1.—Textile Workers

372.—Silk Throwsters

millman: (i) see thrower;; (ii) general term for any worker, usually a skilled worker, in a silk mill.
shaft mill hand: a thrower q.v. attending a throwing engine which winds silk on to a bobbin instead of a reel.
spinner (thrown silk), silk spinner, flyer spinner: see thrower ; cf. spinner (spun silk) (365).
thrower, throwster, silk throwster ; ; flyer spinner, millman, silk spinner, spinner (thrown silk), twister (throwing), twist thrower: minds a throwing engine in which silk, from doubler (thrown silk) (371) q.v., is twisted and wound on a reel to a given length; guides yarn end through machine to reel, pieces broken threads, removes full reels and replaces with empty ones.
trammer: a thrower q.v. who minds frame on which doubled thrown silk usually fine quality weft, is twisted into threads known as "tram."
twist thrower, twister (throwing): see thrower ; .sometimes specifically designated, e.g., gum silk twister.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.