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Item 6: Doubling many threads into one and spinning twice for filling, Silk Throwing Plant, N.J.

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

Black and white image shows two women working on machines in the spinning room of a silk-throwing plant in New Jersey, probably Paterson, but the specific mill is not identified. These machines both twist and double the threads in one process. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1910. 17.75 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1842-2003

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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