Item 25: "Weighting" and washing silk skeins, before dyeing, in Paterson factory, N.J.
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows workmen at large vats and tubs used in the process of adding a tin substance to the skeins to increase their weight and give it body. After drying, the skeins are alternately rinsed and submerged in phosphate of soda and ammonia to fix the tin salt in the fiber. No specific Paterson mill is given, but Paterson, N.J., was one of the centers for the silk industry in the U.S. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 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