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Item 4: Winding thread from skeins on to bobbins -- Silk Industry (Reeled Silk Throwing), South Manchester, Conn., 1914

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

Black and white image shows skeins of raw silk being opened on reels in preparation for winding onto the large spools lying horizontally along the upper part of the machinery. Although not specifically identified, this is in the Cheney Bros. Silk Manufacturing Co. plant. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1914

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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