Box 1

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A67. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a B model loom, photographed against a sheet, probably in an unknown mill. The B model loom, also called the 1895 loom, was the Draper standard for prints and other light goods until 1898. The loom was obsolete by 1900. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm. Copy B.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A73. Image depicts a D-model loom set up on a white cloth on the floor, with a curtain draped behind it for photography purposes, most likely within an unknown mill. Draper Company is incised on the top crosspiece. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom - D Model, Mar 22, 1898." The D- model loom was considered a heavy standard loom. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Box 1, Folder 2, Item 38 for what...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A74. Image depicts a loom with two batteries. The area has been set off with a sheet to isolate the loom for photography, most likely within an unknown mill. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom (first fair, sent to Queen City Cotton Co.), Dec. 22, 1894." The reference to a fair could be a reference to a textile machinery exposition of some sort. The Queen City Cotton Co. was located in Burlington, Vt. The Draper Company manufactured...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A80. Image depicts a D-model Northrup loom set up against a white curtain draped behind it for photography purposes, most likely within an unknown mill. Draper Company is incised on the top crosspiece; "The Northrup Loom" is clearly visible on the front of the loom. A notation on the back of the print reads: "Loom - D Model, Mar, 1898." The D-model loom was considered a heavy standard loom. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery,...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A87. 1894-1900. Image depicts a view of a Keene drawing-in frame manufactured by the Draper Company. Drawing-in is the process of entering the warp ends from the warp beam through the eyes of the correct heddles on the respective harnesses. The warp beam here is on the right; the warp ends are being drawn through the heddles but the angle of the photograph does not show that clearly, since the frame is seen from the side. The Draper Company...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A89. 1894-1900]. Image depicts a close-up view of the gears on the end of a speeder, which is a term sometimes used for the third machine in a series of roving frames, or applied to roving frames in general. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Item 94, in this folder, for an expanded view of this machine. 20.25 x 25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A90. 1891-1895. Image depicts the view from the rear of a speeder, which is a term sometimes used for the third machine in a series of roving frames, or applied to roving frames in general. See Item 94, in this folder, for the front view of this machine. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A94. 1891-1895. Image depicts a speeder, which is a term sometimes used for the third machine in a series of roving frames, or applied to roving frames in general. "Draper Company Hopedale Massachusetts" can be seen on the side of the machine. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Item 90, in this folder, for the rear view of this machine. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A994. 1891-1895. Image depicts a view of the Temple Shop at the Draper Company in Hopedale, Massachusetts The view shows a counter along the windows on the right and machinery, including lathes, on the left. A temple is a device on a loom located near the fell of the cloth, one on each side; temples hold the cloth out as wide as possible during the process of weaving and prevent it from being drawn in too much by the filling. See Item 1000, in...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A995. 1891-1895. Image depicts wooden residential buildings across an unpaved street from the office building. A man is riding a bicycle along the street. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.25 cm.