Item 12: Truck of slubbings

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918-1920. Black and white image shows two male workers. The man in the background appears to be guiding a drawn cotton sliver (cotton that has gone through a drawing frame) into a slubber roving frame, and behind him are cans of rolled up cotton slivers on standby. The worker in the foreground is pushing a cart full of slubbings, which is a term for bulkier rovings ("continuous, soft, slightly twisted strand of fibers . the product of a roving frame"). Much of the machinery in the room is visible. See Item 19, in this folder, for a virtually identical image. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.