Item 10: Spinning silk, showing roving frame, [Cheney Bros. Silk Manufacturing Co.], South Manchester, Conn.
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows female worker feeding the silk "roving" from a bobbin at the top of the frame into a spindle at the bottom of the frame. The bobbins at the top of the frame hold the silk known as "roving" (silk that has been cleaned, combed, and straightened so that its fibers are welded together). The roving passes down over the machine in such a way that the fibers are twisted into threads by these spindles. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1920-1924. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository