Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 08
THF254813 / Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 08
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Artifact Overview
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill, seen here at its original location, to Greenfield Village in 1932.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 October 1931
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.3062
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.500 in
Width: 4.000 in
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As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.