Item 2: Inspecting Combed Silk- Silk Industry (Spun Silk), So. Manchester, Conn., U.S.A., 1914

Black-and-white image shows a woman inspecting combed silk. After the combed silk is taken from the dressing machine it is carefully inspected and the remaining impurities are removed by hand. The work is done in a dark room upon a plate of glass lighted from below. The inspector spreads out the combed silk on this glass and any dirt, or other impurity not removed by the dressing machine, becomes plainly visible. Piles of combed silk are shown here on the glass table on either side of the inspector, as well as larger piles on the shelf above. Although not specified, this is the Cheney Brothers plant in South Manchester. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.