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Item 12: Roving frame - Silk Industry (Spun Silk), [Cheney Bros.], So. Manchester, Conn.

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Roving frame - Silk Industry (Spun Silk), [Cheney Bros.], So. Manchester, Conn. Black and white image shows a female operator working with the silk bobbins at the top of the frame, known as roving. The roving passes down over the machine in such a way that the fibers are twisted into threads by the spindles seen at the bottom of the frame. Although not specified here, this is the Cheney Bros. plant in South Manchester, Conn. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1911-1915. 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

From the Collection:

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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