Weaving machine Sexual division of labour Gender roles Gender and space The weaving machine on display in the foyer of the cultural centre was manufactured in 1940. This industrial tool forms part of a sector that is extremely important to Paiporta: textiles. Large in...
Overstitching machine Sexual division of labour Gender roles Gender and space The overstitching machine on display at the Museu de la Rajoleria is a tool whose function is to make textiles. Designed by the Teyvi brand in 1940 and purchased by Antonia Santamaría...
Galápago (Tile mould) Sexual division of labour Gender and body This industrial tile mould was once used to make tiles in factories. It is one of the pieces that make up the collection of the Museu de la Rajoleria de Paiporta. However, moulding the clay not only...
Deed of purchase for the land occupied by Rajolar de Bauset Gender roles Gender and social class This notarial instrument establishes the purchase of land by Francisco Bauset Martínez on 25 October 1924 with the aim of erecting a factory for construction materials....
Sewing machine Sexual division of labour Gender roles Gender and space The invention of the sewing machine brought about a revolution in 19th-century households. It made it possible not only to sew one’s own clothing, but also to reuse clothing items thanks to the...
