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Black and white image shows rows of ring spinning frames in a vast spinning room. A system of pulleys lines the ceiling along with a pipe fitted with sprinkler heads. Fall River had many textile mills; the specific mill is not identified here. Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, New Hampshire. 18 x 9 cm.

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ca. l790. Higher Mill Museum, Helmshore, England. Black and white photo shows two pieces of equipment. Detail on reverse reads: "An original water powered cotton spinning machine from Cromford. (creel and bobbins are later modifications). On permanent loan from Platt Saco Lowell, Ltd. Copyright Lancashire Museum & Lancashire Library." No date given. 15 x 10 cm.

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Black and white image shows rows of spinning equipment made by Dawson & Sons, Leeds [England]. Based on the caption, this equipment presumably spins rope yarn and twine. Four workers are also visible. Carter's Series No. 36. Printed in Britain. [no earlier than 1902] 14 x 9 cm.

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Scope and Contents Black-and-white image depicts male workers standing by a spinning mule. Printed on reverse: The slubbings of carded wool were transferred to the 'Spinning Mule' where the delicate fibres were carefully drawn out and twisted, to form threads suitable for weaving." Postcard by Armley Mills, Leeds Museum of Science and Industry. Printed by E. T. W. Dennis & Sons Ltd., Scarborough, England. This postcard was likely printed in 1982 as the Leeds Museum of Science and Industry was created in...

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Black and white image shows rows of hundreds of spinning machines and stacks of bobbins filled with thread. The specific mill in Fall River is not identified. No workers visible. Photographed, published, and copyrighted by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, New Hampshire ca. 1890. 18 x 8.75 cm.

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ca. 1840. Color image shows a plantation cotton spinner, manufactured by J&T Pearce, Cincinnati, Ohio, for southern slaveholders. From the collections of the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum, North Andover, Mass. Published by H. K. Barnett, Allison Park, Penn. ca. 1980-1984. 10 x 15 cm.

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Black and white image shows Arkwright's original spinning machine. [London]: Science Museum, printed in England, Crown copyright. "Aug. '65" written on reverse of card but card was acquired in 1962. [no later than 1962] 10 x 15 cm.

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Black-and-white image shows male workers in a hemp spinning walk, probably in Great Britain. One man in the right background holds the long strands of hemp, while two others, in the left foreground and center, hold baskets, from which thinner fibers are drawn. Carter's Series, No. 32. Printed in Great Britain. [no earlier than 1902] 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Black and white image shows a row of spinning machines (mules) feeding yarn onto spools. Mules are a type of spinning frame used primarily for spinning wool. The rate at which the spindles (holding the bobbins) revolve is something that has to be carefully graded. Coarser, heavier threads are produced by a slower rate of revolution; finer, lighter threads require more rapid revolution. The specific mill is not identified. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 8.5 cm....

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Black and white image shows rows of spoolers. Spoolers are machines for winding yarn on a spool; generally used for warp yarn in order to get long lengths in one package for warping, twisting, etc. ca. 1912-1918. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.