Item 18: Calender Coating Operation, Reading [Mass.] Division, 1952

Gelatin silver print. Image depicts two male employees at work in the calender coating operation at the Reading, Mass., division of Goodall-Sanford, Inc., of Sanford, Me. The Reading division handled dyeing and finishing. Calendering is a cloth finishing process, whereby a fabric is pressed between rollers. In this case, a plastic film is being applied. Text: "Calender Coating Operation, Reading Division. This operation shows a cotton fabric being passed between the rolls of a plastic calender and having a film of plastic material pressed against the face of the cotton fabric under heat and pressure to secure a proper bond." 25 x 20.5 cm. (w/out mount); 27 x 20.5 cm. (w/mount).