Item 5: Doubling Machine for winding thread into as many ply as desired -- Silk Industry (Reeled Silk Throwing), South Manchester, Conn., 1914
Scope and Contents
Black and white image shows two rows of machinery in the act of winding the thread so that as many ply may be combined and twisted as desired for the various uses. The bobbins of single strand silk, according to the number of ply wanted, are arranged on a creel on the doubling frame, and then wound on the single bobbins seen lying horizontally along the top of the frame. The plant is the Cheney Bros. Silk Manufacturing Co. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 8.75 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