Sidney Harwood Collection of Textile Industry Graphics, 1908
Collection Number: 6890 G

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Sidney Harwood Collection of Textile Industry Graphics, 1908
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6890 G
Abstract:
Engineering drawings and blueprints for textile machinery.
Creator:
Sidney Harwood
Quanitities:
0.11 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English, Spanish

Engineering drawings from James Hunter Machine Company for wool washers (text in Spanish). Engineering drawings from Davis & Furber Machine Company for finisher cards, breaker cards, burr machines, and pickers. Also includes blueprints for carding machines and oilers designed by Fred Spivey.
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Preferred Citation

Sidney Harwood Collection of Textile Industry Graphics #6890 G. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 6890 P: Sidney Harwood Collection of Textile Industry Photographs

SUBJECTS

Names:
Spivey, Fred
Davis & Furber Machine Co.
James Hunter Machine Company
Low Mills
Subjects:
Carding-machines
Cotton-waste
Pickers (Weaving)
Textile machinery
Wool--Washing
Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England
North Adams (Mass.)
North Andover (Mass.)

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Engineering drawings and blueprints
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 1: Modelo D Rastrillos Paralelos
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Tanque de 48 plgs. por 24 pies [1.22 por 7.30 m]. James Hunter Machine Co., North Adams, Mass., E.U.A. [Wool washer?]. Halftone, ca. 1910. The James Hunter Machine Co. did business in numerous South American countries and Cuba; this print was clearly meant for the Spanish-speaking market. Image of machinery; company logo in upper left-hand corner. 37.5 x 25.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 2: Lavadora de Lana Modelo D con Rastrillos Independientes [Model D Wool Washer with Independent Rake]
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Tanque de 48 plgs. por 16 pies [feet] [1.22 por 4.88 m.]. James Hunter Machine Co., North Adams, Mass., E.U.A. Halftone, ca. 1910. The James Hunter Machine Co. did business in numerous South American countries and Cuba; this print was clearly meant for the Spanish-speaking market. Image shows wool washer; company logo is in the upper left-hand corner of the print. 38 x 25 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 3: Finisher Card, 60 Inch Diameter, with Double Apron Rubb and Winding Frame.
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of finisher wool card [with Apperly-type feed]. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 21). 23 x 15.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 4: Breaker Card, 48 Inch Diameter, with Single Burr Machine.
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of [first] breaker wool card [with Bramwell feed]. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 20). 23 x 15 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 5: 59 In. Diam. Breaker with No. 17 Garnet Breast
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of breaker with garnet breast; eight 7 in. workers on card proper and three on the breast. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 16). 23 x 15 cm. Copy A.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 6: 60 In. Diam. Breaker with No. 17 Garnet Breast
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of breaker with garnet breast; eight 7 in. workers on card proper and three on the breast. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 16). Copy B. 23 x 15 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 7: 60 In. Diam. Breaker with No. 17 Garnet Breast
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of breaker with garnet breast; eight 7 in. workers on card proper and three on the breast. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 16). Copy C. 23 x 15 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 8: Burr Machines
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical print. Photomechanical print of three views of burr machines: single burr machine; single burr machine with lumper; and double burr machine. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 18). 15.5 x 23 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 9: All Iron Construction Fearnaught Picker
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of Fearnaught picker. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1909 (see p. 9). 23 x 15.5 cm. Copy A.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 10: All Iron Construction Fearnaught Picker
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of Fearnaught picker. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1909 (see p. 9). Copy B. 23 x 15.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 11: Cotton Waste Type Breaker Card
1908
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Davis & Furber Machine Company, North Andover, Mass. A. Mugford, Boston [engraver?]. Photomechanical halftone print. Photomechanical halftone print of cotton waste type breaker card. Illustration from Davis & Furber trade catalogue of 1908 (see p. 34). 23 x 15.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 12: End Elevation of Spivey's Patent Duplex Oiling Machine
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Fred Spivey, Low Mills, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. Bluepint. 1 1/2 " = 1 '. 29.5 x 26.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 13: Spivey's Patent Oiling Motion for Gill Box
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Fred Spivey, Low Mills, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. Bluepint. 91 x 45 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 14: Spivey's Patent Oiling Machine
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Fred Spivey, Low Mills, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. Bluepint. Print no.40. For oiling wool, shoddy, hair, rags, etc. 50 x 31 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 15: Carding by Rollers
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Fred Spivey, Low Mills, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. Bluepint. Broad band feed for Garnett card. Side elevation of carding machine. 37.5 x 25 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 16: Double Worsted Card
Format: Graphics
Scope and Contents
Built by Davis & Furber Machine Co., North Andover, Mass. With Improved Bramwell Feed Built by Geo. S. Harwood & Sons. Photolithograph, n.d. Image of carding machine. Probably built for the Wood Mill, Lawrence, Mass., according to the donor. 43 x 36 cm.