Engraved Copper Roller or Cylinder for a Textile Printing Machine; 1884
Engraved Copper Roller or Cylinder for a Textile Printing Machine; 1884
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- Description
- Engraved copper roller or cylinder for a textile printing machine; 1884. Made in England. Used by Pacific Mills in its Lawrence, Massachusetts textile manufacturing operations.. Dense repeating pattern of small floral wreath motifs engraved on the roller surface Pacific Mills was one of the US's most important textile manufacturers in the late 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- copper roller
- printing roller, textile
- date made
- before 1884
- ID Number
- TE.E186227
- accession number
- 15032
- catalog number
- H006227.000
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Textile Industry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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