Item 86: Ribbon Loom Weaving Tubular Silk Neckties--Silk Industry, So. Manchester, Conn., 1914

Black and white image of a woman working at a ribbon loom weaving silk neckties. Goods running from very narrow baby ribbon up to twelve inches wide are known as ribbons and are manufactured on a special loom. A number of pieces of goods are woven side by side in such a loom with a separate shuttle for each piece of goods. Thirty ties are woven at one time in each loom in long strips like ribbons. Although not specified, this is the Cheney Brothers plant in South Manchester. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.