Item 27: Slashers, Cotton
File — Box: 10, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white image depicts cotton slashers inside a mill, possibly in Lawrence, Mass. Slashing is the operation of sizing a warp on a slasher. The objects are to give each warp thread a coating of size mixture, to dry the threads, and to run the desired number of threads on a loom beam. ca. 1900. 18 x 10 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
Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853