Item 38: Slashing machine which sizes the warp-yarn in a modern woolen mill
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white image depicts a slashing machine (slasher). 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. Stamped on reverse: "San Bernardino Country Free Library" but the location of this image is unknown. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853