Wool Manufacturing Process sample; Arlington Woolen Mills; 1884
Wool Manufacturing Process sample; Arlington Woolen Mills; 1884
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- Description
- Sample skein of undyed wool fiber, one of a series showing #6296 as it is drawn through the progressively finer machines in the spinning process. From Package No. 7. Illustrative of Process from Top to Yarn. 4's Grade. From 6 Spindle Weigh Box. (Source: accession file)
- Part of Catalog #s 6243 through 6359: From an 1884 donation by the Arlington Woolen Mills of samples illustrating the manufacture of worsted wool and cotton yarns.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- roving, wool
- wool sample
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- woven (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 22 3/8 in x 28 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 56.8325 cm x 71.755 cm
- ID Number
- TE.E186301.000
- catalog number
- E186301
- accession number
- 15125
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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