This spacious floor of more than 3,468 �u was originally built as a cotton-spinning factory in the Taisho Period (1912-1926) and the building itself is as it was way back then.- The displays introducing the changes that have occurred in motive power, as well as configuration models and approximately 90 different spinning and weaving machines, give you a clear command of the technical progress that has taken place over the years. Spinning threads and weaving fabric are some of the oldest technologies invented by mankind. Yet the fundamental process hasn’t changed over all these years. The first corner of the Textile Machinery Pavilion presents　spinning apparatus, from the simplest of tools, such as the hand spindle, spinning wheel, koshibata (primitive loom) and the back-strap loom, to devices invented in the age of the industrial revolution. Watch the unfolding of history from the age of tools, to the leading edge of modern machinery. A detailed display of the Garabo Spinning Machine, original technology developed in Japan in the early Meiji Period (1868-1912). From the mid Meiji Period, you will see a complete spinning system from the cotton scutcher to the ring spinning frames developed in Japan in the 1920s, based on the spinning machine imported from Platt Brothers & Co. of the U.K. An introduction to original spinning and automation technology developed through the integration of technology gleaned from the West and Japanese inventive ideas and ingenuity. Also, an eye-opening display of a state-of-the-art fully automatic spinning system achieving revolutionary production speed and efficiency through computer controls and system automation. View the entire transition from thread to cloth! This corner shows the progression from simple tools such as the primitive and back-strap looms to the complicated machinery of handlooms, power looms, and finally automatic looms. Take a close look at the wide variety of inventions by Sakichi Toyoda as well as a view of the group-operated, world-renowned Type G Automatic Loom. The Rapier, Gripper, Water Jet, and Air Jet looms were all developed in order to enhance the productivity of woven textiles by improving on “picking” techniques. Get a grasp on the newest, most widely used technology through the configuration models and the actual processes as shown by an operator. The structure used to mechanically control operations was developed during the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japan. Karakuri dolls (Japanese mechanical dolls) are considered an excellent example of this stride in mechanics. Later, the development and integration of electrical controls and finally electronic controls brought improvements to productivity and stability to quality controls for manufactured goods. ▲Go to TOP Copyright (C) Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology All rights reserved.