Item 11: Slubbers in a Fall River [Mass.] Cotton Mill
File — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Color image shows two workmen, each standing by a row of slubbers. Slubbing is another term for part of the roving process in the cotton yarn system. Slubbers elongate the sliver and twist it into thread, which is then fed onto bobbins. Published by F.P. Charlton Co., Fall River, Mass. Printed in Germany. ca. 1907-1912. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository