Box 9

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Black and white image shows rows of drawing machines that comb and straighten the silk fibers, which are then run evenly on the surface of the drum seen at the right. From there they are removed and rolled up in small rolls. The female workers here are inserting fibers from the dressing machine into the drawing machines for the combing and straightening process. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Black and white image shows workmen at large vats and tubs used in the process of adding a tin substance to the skeins to increase their weight and give it body. After drying, the skeins are alternately rinsed and submerged in phosphate of soda and ammonia to fix the tin salt in the fiber. No specific Paterson mill is given, but Paterson, N.J., was one of the centers for the silk industry in the U.S. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.5 cm. Format:...

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Black and white image shows a long table where female workers are working with the cocoons. After soaking in warm water to loosen the threads, the workers remove and wind them into reels of raw silk, which will then be twisted into skeins. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image of oil painting on canvas, with swift in background. Gift of Erwin Davis, 1889, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Printed in the U.S.A. MMA. 15.25 x 10.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows rows of equipment being set up on a mill floor. Construction materials are spread on the floor beneath each frame and barrels are placed in an aisle between rows. Location unknown. Written on reverse: ":My machines run up as far as V"; V references an ink mark noting the location in the background of the image. ca. 1910-1918. 13.5 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows interior view of thread being wound from skeins. Two rows of winders are visible. No location given. ca. 1910-1918. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Museo didattico della Seta Como. Macchina per tracciare il Moire. Ph. Congiu/Farabolafoto - stampa Tip. Ed. Nami.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image showing interior of unknown mill, with drawing frames in foreground and roving frames in background. New York: H. Ropes & Co., ca. 1880s. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image shows cotton fibers being fed into drawing frames. Each frame has six slivers being fed into it; the function of the drawing frame is to improve the uniformity of the sliver and to arrange the ffibers more nearly in parallel order. The six card slivers are fed in, drafted, and delivered as one sliver. Location is unknown but may be British. ca. 1920. 14 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows rows of drawing frames. Each frame has six slivers fed into it from the cans visible on the floor; the fibers are further straightened and arranged in parallel order, prior to spinning. One male worker visible on the left; another is further in the background on the right. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 18 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.