Item 12: "Stripping" and color dyeing skeins, in an immense silk dyeing works, Paterson, N.J.
Scope and Contents
Black and white image of men working in a plant of the National Silk & Dyeing Company in Paterson, N.J. Stripping is the boiling off of the superfluous gums and oils that would interfere with the dyeing. This process is going on in the first tier of tubs on the right. After stripping and weighting, the silk is returned to this room to be dyed in the tanks beyond the tub in the foreground. The skeins are suspended from wooden rods across the tubs full of hot dye-liquor. The skeins are moved and turned frequently for several hours until the right shade is obtained. 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
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository