Item 22: Worsted Top Preparation (Bradford System): Gilling Reducer
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Gilled combed sliver from can gill is fed to the "2-Spindle Gillbox" which winds the drawn sliver onto a double-headed wooden bobbin. The weight per unit length has been reduced in this machine and a small amount of twist added to the strand to enable removal from the bobbin in the next operation. U.S.Department of Agriculture; Negative #20419.
Dates
- 1952
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
0.61 cubic feet
Format:
black and white photograph
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