Item 11: Saueressig machine, Cranston Print Works, Cranston, R.I.

Image depicts a male employee at a Saueressig machine, probably in the Cranston, R.I., plant of the Cranston Print Works. A Saueressig machine (manufactured by the Saueressig company in Germany) strikes off sample prints, giving the converters an opportunity to approve a pattern in the sample stage so that they can make whatever color changes they wish, prior to production. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. The original of this photo was probably taken in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Cranston Print Works. 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

Format: Black and White photograph.