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Item 41: Warp tying machine, Model E, Barber-Colman Company

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Black-and-white image depicts a warp tying machine used in the process of tying-in, during which the machine unites the threads of a new warp and the ends remaining from a former warp, in order to avoid hand drawing-in. The machine selects an end of the old warp and knots it to the corresponding end in the new warp, then trims the knot. The Barber-Colman Company was based in Rockford, Ill. This image is identical to those of Items 40 and 42, in this folder. ca. 1910-1918. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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

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