Item 3: Drawing Frame
File — Box: 9, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows cotton fibers being fed into drawing frames. Each frame has six slivers being fed into it; the function of the drawing frame is to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the ffibers more nearly in parallel order. The six card slivers are fed in, drafted, and delivered as one sliver. Location is unknown but may be British. ca. 1920. 14 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
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