Item 2: Swift
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900. Image depicts a swift, a lightweight reel on which a skein of yarn can be placed and from which it can be unwound and rewound on to another package, such as a bottle bobbin. Huse & Son manufactured knitting machinery; it is unlikely they manufactured swifts. Copy B. 11 x 19.5 cm.
Dates
- 1880-1965
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
0.33 cubic feet
Format:
black and white photograph
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository