Tommarps Ullspinneri Museum
Family-run wool spinning mill from 1868 by the Tommarpsån river, today a museum with machinery from the 1860s and viewings for the public and groups.
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About the museum
Tommarps Ullspinneri (wool spinning mill) was founded in 1868 by Anders Andersson and was run for five generations within the same family. The son Herman Andersson took over the business in 1919, and from 1954 the mill was run by Hilding Hernedahl until his death in 1989. Production ceased with the third generation.
Since then the fourth and fifth generations have preserved and partly restored the facility. The mill is today run mainly as a museum by the Hernedahl family. It lies by the Tommarpsån river, and the large garden beside the river, with a waterfall, is part of the visit.
The museum has a complete machine park from the 1860s, with German and British spinning machines in cast iron and belt-driven. The machines are driven by a hot-bulb engine, and there is also a water turbine that is not in operation today. The family has learned to tease (plysa) and card wool and has knowledge of the operation and maintenance of the historic machines, but not all of the machines are in operation today.
Highlights
- Machine park from the 1860s with German and British machines
- Yarn reel, carding machine, teasing machine (plys), spinning machine and twisting machine
- Hot-bulb engine and water turbine
- Garden by the Tommarpsån river with a waterfall
- Viewings for the public and groups
Permanent exhibition
- Spinneriets maskinpark – Complete machine park from the 1860s for preparing and spinning wool, including a carding machine, teasing machine, spinning machine and twisting machine.
- Operated by
- Familjen Hernedahl
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The mill lies by the Tommarpsån river just outside Tommarp, on the other side of the river from the village of Vranarp. There is no restaurant in Tommarp.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum offers viewings for the public and for groups. During Österlen lyser, coffee and grilled sausages were served in the garden. |
