Leon Horner Papers
Collection Number: 6942/001
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Leon Horner Papers
Collection Number:
6942/001
Creator:
Whitin Machine Works;
Horner, Leon
Horner, Leon
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Notes, papers (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Notes and drawings of spinning machinery designed by Horner,
1935. Reproductions of his machine drawings, blueprints and notes on Whitin fancy
yarn data. Also flyers from Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., Brightwood (Springfield),
Massachusetts, with illustrations drawn by Horner.
Language:
Collection material in English
Horner was a machine designer at Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville,
Massachusetts.
Includes notes and drawings on spinning machinery designed by Horner, notes on Whitin
fancy yarn data, data for making ratine yarn on a spinning frame, and the splash nub
attachment as applied to Type C fancy yarn motion. Also contains flyers from the
Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., Brightwood (Springfield), Massachusetts, with
illustrations drawn by Horner.
PROVENANCE:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Sylvia McLean.
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Sylvia McLean.
Names:
Horner, Leon
Hampden Corundum Wheel Co. (Springfield, Mass.)
Whitin Machine Works (Whitinsville, Mass.)
Subjects:
Industries
Machine design
Spinning
Spinning machinery
Textile machinery industry
Yarn
Form and Genre Terms:
Notes
Papers (documents)
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a
reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet
and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Leon Horner Papers #6942/001. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
6942: Whitin Machine Works Records
6942/002: Peter McDonald Strang Papers
6942: Whitin Machine Works Records
6942/002: Peter McDonald Strang Papers
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housed in collection 7025m / box 4
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