Printing cloth, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1987.223.7
DescriptionA man in work clothes operates a large piece of machinery, evidently a roller press for printing silk fabric. A long piece of printed silk is at the left. Rollers, possibly bearing ink, are behind it. Large gears are at the right. Typewritten label on back: "South Manchester / Printing Cloth - Silk Industry."
NotesSubject Note: In the 1910s, Cheney Brothers advertised that they were "the oldest and largest successful silk manufacturing company in America and the largest silk manufacturing company in the world." They produced dress silks of all kinds, silks for upholstery and drapery, velvets, cravats, millinery silks, silks for electrical purposes and silk yarns.Status
Not on view
