Item 7: Slubber spool
File — Box: 12, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows two slubber spools: one is bare and the other is wrapped in cotton fibers. Slubbing is "the first of the roving frames used in the cotton system of yarn manufacturing. It takes sliver directly from the drawing frame and, without any doubling, drafts and twists it into a greatly reduced size called roving." 18 x 9 cm. Copy B.
Format: Stereoptic print.
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
Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853