Box 10

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Black-and-white image depicts cotton warping machines. Warping is the process of preparing a warp for weaving; the warper pulls the threads from the creels on the left and winds them onto the warp beam on the right. The specific mill in Lowell is not identified, but this is no. 34 of a Lowell, Mass., series published by Marston & Prince. Lowell, Mass.: Marston & Prince, ca. 1871-1886. 18 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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ca. 1880s. Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows what appears to be a very crowded warping room at Brainerd & Armstrong, which manufactured silk thread. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image depicts cotton warping machines in the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co. mill. The warpers pull threads from the creels on the left and wind them onto a beam, which is the large circular beam on the lower right of each warper. ca. 1900. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and publsihed by Kilburn Bros., ca.1875-1885. Black and white image shows rows of warping machines in the Mechanics Mill in Fall River. 17 x 8.25 cm.

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Haverhill, Mass.: Anderson, ca. 1890. Gelatin silver print. Black and white image shows the warping room in the Stevens & Co. mill in Haverhill, Mass. (formerly known as the Haverhill Flannel Factory). A warper is in the foreground, behind which stands a male employee in a jacket and hat; he has a mustache. 17.75 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn , Littleton, New Hampshire Albumen print. Black and white image actually shows the warping process in the Lawrence Manufacturing Co. in Lowell, Mass. Warping is the process of preparing a warp for weaving or knitting and occurs after the spooling process (winding yarn onto a spool). 17.75 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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#53 of Manchester views, published by C. K. Burns, 1018 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, ca. 1880s. Black and white image depicts the warping room in the gingham mill. Threads are being wound onto the beam warper in the foreground, in which the different colors for the gingham can already be seen. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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ca. 1880s. Black and white image shows row of warping machines, where the warp is being wound onto a beam. 17.75 x 10 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image depicts male textile workers warping woolen threads. The warping machine is winding off threads from several spools at once and laying the strands closely, side by side, around one long warp beam in front of the worker. Location of mill not given. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Black-and-white image depicts a woman operating a warping machine. The threads are drawn from the bobbins into a section, which is wound around the reel. Sectional warping is a system of warping, often called the silk systerm, in which the warp is built up in sections by winding it on a large reel. After the required length has been run off for the first section the reel is moved a short distance and the second section is built up beside the first. After obtaining the necessary number of...