Item 1: Cotton Preparation "Devil Hole", 1909

Black-and-white image shows a workman standing by a series of picking machines, as cotton is guided through multiple stages of picking. The workman stands next to a series of picker laps; a picker lap is the product delivered by the picker and used to feed the card. It is a continuous, considerably compressed sheet of cotton (or other fiber) which is rolled under pressure into a cylindrical package. The message on the reverse indicates this is No. 2 of the cotton spinning process. "Devil" is a term often applied to fear-naught or spur-toothed pickers. See Folder 9, Item 1, in this box, for a continuation of the message on the reverse. [England] Date, August 22, 1909, written in pencil. 14 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.