Item 3: Machines that double and spin for the warp, Silk Throwing Plant, Paterson N.J.
File — Box: 9, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows female workers working at machinery that doubles three and four silk threads together and then spins them for the warp, the threads that run the long way of the piece. The filaments are still too thin for weaving, so must be doubled together and spun. The speicific mill is not identified. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1910. 17.75 x 8.75 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