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M u s e o<br />

<strong>di</strong>dattico<br />

del<strong>la</strong> <strong>Seta</strong><br />

<strong>Como</strong>


Aperto nel 1990 il <strong>Museo</strong> è<br />

stato voluto a giusta testimonianza<br />

del<strong>la</strong> storia del<strong>la</strong> seta<br />

a <strong>Como</strong>, segnale tangibile <strong>di</strong><br />

una continuità fra passato e<br />

presente <strong>di</strong> una industria che<br />

mantiene il primato rispetto<br />

al mondo intero. Si estende su<br />

una superficie <strong>di</strong> ca. 900 mq<br />

ed è situato nello stesso stabile<br />

del<strong>la</strong> scuo<strong>la</strong> tessile <strong>di</strong> Setificio.<br />

Nell’atrio si è ricreato l’ingresso<br />

<strong>di</strong> una fabbrica, esponendo<br />

preziosi orologi timbracartellino.<br />

Nel<strong>la</strong> sa<strong>la</strong> centrale, dopo un accenno all’allevamento<br />

del baco e al<strong>la</strong> trattura, si possono ammirare strumenti<br />

<strong>di</strong> preparazione al<strong>la</strong> tessitura: macchine per <strong>la</strong> fabbricazione<br />

<strong>di</strong> licci in cotone e <strong>di</strong> pettini, foracartoni,<br />

duplicatrice, or<strong>di</strong>toio a sezione.<br />

Un interessante piantello a pancia in fuori del 1870<br />

con 288 fusi testimonia <strong>la</strong> fase del<strong>la</strong> torcitura.<br />

Nel<strong>la</strong> sa<strong>la</strong> tessitura campeggiano due te<strong>la</strong>i a mano,<br />

uno jacquard e uno a doppia ratiera con lettura del<br />

<strong>di</strong>segno ad assicelle, un or<strong>di</strong>toio per cimosse ed un<br />

lisage dell’Ottocento; <strong>la</strong> presentazione si conclude con<br />

il te<strong>la</strong>io meccanico Omita del 1922.<br />

Successivamente si entra nel<strong>la</strong> sa<strong>la</strong> controlli e misure<br />

che presenta un’interessante collezione <strong>di</strong> apparecchi:<br />

<strong>di</strong>namometri, torcimetri, bi<strong>la</strong>nce <strong>di</strong> precisione, aspatrice<br />

e provinatrice.<br />

Quin<strong>di</strong> si passa al <strong>la</strong>boratorio chimico,<br />

fedelmente ricostruito con<br />

mobili e strumenti d’epoca.<br />

Si accede poi al locale de<strong>di</strong>cato<br />

al<strong>la</strong> tintoria dove trovano spazio<br />

una barca per tingere i tessuti,<br />

una piro<strong>la</strong> in rame per i fi<strong>la</strong>ti, vari<br />

attrezzi ed un cavigliatoio.<br />

Nel<strong>la</strong> stamperia si incontrano <strong>la</strong><br />

cucina colori, il doppio fondo, utilizzato<br />

per cuocere gli addensanti<br />

e misce<strong>la</strong>re i coloranti; un tavolo<br />

da stampa a tampone con una vasta<br />

collezione <strong>di</strong> p<strong>la</strong>nches in legno<br />

e metallo; un tavolo da stampa a<br />

mano con quadri, luci<strong>di</strong> d’epoca<br />

e attrezzi per <strong>la</strong> fotoincisione. La<br />

stampa a cilindri è rappresentata<br />

da partico<strong>la</strong>ri macchine per campionature,<br />

da cilindri in legno e<br />

in rame finemente incisi. Un’a<strong>la</strong> è<br />

riservata ai modellini <strong>di</strong> macchine<br />

per stampa a quadri e rotativa.<br />

Fotografie <strong>di</strong> Ugo Magliacano ed Enzo Pifferi - Realizzazione JMD, <strong>Como</strong>


L’ultima sa<strong>la</strong> è de<strong>di</strong>cata alle operazioni <strong>di</strong> finissaggio<br />

dei tessuti: <strong>di</strong> grande interesse un’antica macchina lignea<br />

per <strong>la</strong> realizzazione dell’effetto moiré su seta, una<br />

plissettatrice e un imponente palmer del 1932.<br />

The Silk Museum opened in<br />

1990 to present, while there<br />

was still the opportunity, a<br />

true account of the history of<br />

the silk industry in <strong>Como</strong>. It<br />

is a tangible sign of the continuity,<br />

from past to present,<br />

of an industry that operates<br />

an absolute world-wide monopoly.<br />

The Museum covers<br />

an area of about 900 square metres and is located<br />

in the same buil<strong>di</strong>ng as the textile school, the<br />

Setificio.<br />

The Approach to the Museum is reminiscent of<br />

the entrance to a factory, with<br />

an evocative collection of works’<br />

time-clocks.<br />

In the Main Hall, reference is made<br />

to the art of silkworm bree<strong>di</strong>ng.<br />

Also on <strong>di</strong>sp<strong>la</strong>y are machines that<br />

were used during the stages prece<strong>di</strong>ng<br />

weaving. They were variously<br />

employed. One knitted the<br />

cotton heddles, through which the<br />

warp is passed in the loom. The<br />

next made the punched cards for<br />

Jacquard patterns. Another made<br />

sectional warps.<br />

An interesting piantello, a double<br />

deck twister used from 1870s, with 288 bobbins,<br />

facilitates the twisting phase.<br />

In the Weaving Room we can see two hand-looms.<br />

One is for Jacquard method of weaving. Here the<br />

instructions, for the figuring of the silk as it is<br />

woven, were given by means of punched cards.<br />

The other is a<br />

doppia ratiera,<br />

which reads the<br />

design through<br />

the use of wooden<br />

pegs. There<br />

is also a warper<br />

for making the<br />

selvage, which is<br />

the edge of the<br />

fabric, and an<br />

18th Century rope lisage that made piped edges.<br />

The presentation ends with the 1922 mechanical<br />

loom from Omita.<br />

We enter another room de<strong>di</strong>cated to the control and<br />

measurement of yarns and fabrics. Here we are presented<br />

with an interesting array of fine instruments:<br />

dynamometers, twist counters and ba<strong>la</strong>nces.<br />

Then we come to the real heart of dye-printing, the<br />

Chemical Laboratory, faithfully reconstructed using<br />

original furniture.<br />

When we enter the Dyeing Room we see a dye vat for<br />

fabrics, a copper kettle for yarns and a number of<br />

tools, inclu<strong>di</strong>ng one precious dowel.<br />

In the Printing Room we meet with the doppio fondo,<br />

the Colour Kitchen. This was used to blend the dyestuff<br />

for thickening and to cook them. We can also<br />

see a printing table with a wide selection of wooden<br />

and metal printing blocks and a hand printing table<br />

with screens, transparent foils and engraving tools.<br />

Roller printing is represented by machines for making<br />

samples and by engraved rollers in chromed<br />

copper. A further section is reserved for the <strong>di</strong>sp<strong>la</strong>y of<br />

models of small mechanized machines for f<strong>la</strong>t printing<br />

and for roller printing.<br />

The <strong>la</strong>st room is devoted to the special finishing of<br />

textiles. Of particu<strong>la</strong>r interest is a pleating machine,<br />

an old wooden machine which created the moiré effect<br />

on silk, and the important 1932 palmer.


<strong>Museo</strong><br />

<strong>di</strong>dattico<br />

del<strong>la</strong> <strong>Seta</strong><br />

<strong>Como</strong><br />

MENAGGIO<br />

SVIZZERA<br />

<strong>Museo</strong> <strong>di</strong>dattico del<strong>la</strong> <strong>Seta</strong><br />

<strong>Como</strong><br />

Orario <strong>di</strong> apertura:<br />

dal martedì al venerdì<br />

ore 9.00 - 12.00 / 15.00 - 18.00<br />

Per scuole e gruppi in<strong>di</strong>spensabile prenotazione.<br />

Per ulteriori informazioni<br />

rivolgersi al<strong>la</strong> segreteria.<br />

Prezzi <strong>di</strong> ingresso<br />

Singolo € 10,00<br />

Gruppi (oltre 10 persone) € 7,00<br />

Sco<strong>la</strong>resche € 4,00<br />

Opening Time:<br />

from Tuesday to Friday<br />

9 am - midday / 3 pm - 6 pm<br />

For schools and groups previous notice is essential.<br />

Entrance Price<br />

In<strong>di</strong>vidual € 10,00<br />

Groups (of more than ten people) € 7,00<br />

Students € 4,00<br />

Via Castelnuovo 9 - 22100 <strong>Como</strong> - Italia<br />

telefono e fax 0039 031 303 180<br />

e-mail: info@museosetacomo.com<br />

www.museosetacomo.com

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