Silk Manufacture
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A chapter from a 1906 industrial encyclopedia describing the American silk industry at the start of the twentieth century. It covers production and trade statistics, the dominance of Paterson, N.J., mill machinery and the labor force, the steps in making silk ribbon (throwing, dyeing, winding, doubling), Jacquard looms, Szczepanik's photographic design-to-card process, and velvet and plush manufacture.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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