Item 18: Slubber roving frames
File — Box: 12, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1918. Black and white image shows male worker as he works at a slubber roving frame, or slubber. A slubber is "[t]he first of the roving frames used in the cotton system of yarn manufacturing," and its purpose is "twist[ing] [slivers] 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
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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