High speed spinner, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 10 1/4 x 8 1/4in. (26 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionLarge frame containing numerous wooden spools, some with thread on them. Drive wheels and belts and an electric light with a shade are in the background.
Object number1987.223.4
MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, typed in black ink: "South Manchester, Conn. / Doubling and twisting machine known as high speed spinner."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.On View
Not on view
Keystone View Company
about 1910
