Item 26: Hornby's Mill, Blackburn [England]

Black-and-white image depicts two male textile workers in the background, standing behind two rows of warping machines in a warping room. Warping is the process of preparing a warp for weaving. The warping machines pull threads from the creels (behind the machines) and wind them onto the large beam in front of the machines. Several loose warp beams on the floor in the center of the room. The handwritten message on the reverse calls this a "winding room," but the more accurate term would be a warping room. Printed in Great Britain. ca. 1902-1915. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.