Item 5: Drawing machines for combing out and straightening the fibres--Silk industry (spun silk) [Cheney Bros.], South Manchester, Conn., 1914
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows rows of drawing machines used for combing out and straightening the silk fibers. The machine in the foreground, where the female operator is seated, shows the product from the first drawing machine entering to the left and coming out on the other side of the machine as a sliver. Twelve continuous strips are being fed into the drawing machine, and pulled out into a single strip of continuous length, of the same size as one of the original twelve strips that make it up. A few other female workers are visible on the left. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1914
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