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- Gunsolly Carding Mill - John Gunsolly operated this water-powered carding mill as well as a saw and cider mill on the Middle Rouge River near Plymouth, Michigan, beginning in the 1850s. Area farmers brought their wool to this mill to have it carded (combed) so it could be spun into thread.
- circa 1850
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Gunsolly Carding Mill
John Gunsolly operated this water-powered carding mill as well as a saw and cider mill on the Middle Rouge River near Plymouth, Michigan, beginning in the 1850s. Area farmers brought their wool to this mill to have it carded (combed) so it could be spun into thread.
- Carding Machine, 1850-1880 - For much of the nineteenth century, the American textile industry was at the forefront of processing and precision machine technology. Carding is a crucial step in the processing of raw cotton or wool; machines like this were used singly in tiny rural mills or in multiple in the largest textile factories.
- 1850-1880
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Carding Machine, 1850-1880
For much of the nineteenth century, the American textile industry was at the forefront of processing and precision machine technology. Carding is a crucial step in the processing of raw cotton or wool; machines like this were used singly in tiny rural mills or in multiple in the largest textile factories.
- Student Weavers in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1930 - Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- July 10, 1930
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Student Weavers in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1930
Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- Sidney Holloway Demonstrating Hand Carding in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949 - Sidney Holloway (1901-1960) was instrumental in establishing the weaving program at Greenfield Village. Holloway, once employed in the Ford Motor Company's Textile Department, began working with Henry Ford's textile-making collections in 1930. Through hands-on experience and self-study, he mastered the weaving craft. Holloway would engage Greenfield Village visitors for thirty years and pass on his skills to the next generation of artisans.
- circa 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Sidney Holloway Demonstrating Hand Carding in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949
Sidney Holloway (1901-1960) was instrumental in establishing the weaving program at Greenfield Village. Holloway, once employed in the Ford Motor Company's Textile Department, began working with Henry Ford's textile-making collections in 1930. Through hands-on experience and self-study, he mastered the weaving craft. Holloway would engage Greenfield Village visitors for thirty years and pass on his skills to the next generation of artisans.
- Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) in Greenfield Village, 1976 -
- 1976
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Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) in Greenfield Village, 1976
- Carding Machine, circa 1860 - Davis & Furber, the successor to a long line of manufacturing companies in North Andover, Massachusetts, was formed in 1851. The company produced carding machines, spinning jacks, and other machinery used to process wool. By the early 1860s, the expanding company built a foundry to cast metal machine parts. This engraving depicts a carding machine manufactured by the company around 1860.
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Carding Machine, circa 1860
Davis & Furber, the successor to a long line of manufacturing companies in North Andover, Massachusetts, was formed in 1851. The company produced carding machines, spinning jacks, and other machinery used to process wool. By the early 1860s, the expanding company built a foundry to cast metal machine parts. This engraving depicts a carding machine manufactured by the company around 1860.
- Carding Machine, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Carding Machine, circa 1840
- Sidney Holloway in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949 - Sidney Holloway (1901-1960) was instrumental in establishing the weaving program at Greenfield Village. Holloway, once employed in the Ford Motor Company's Textile Department, began working with Henry Ford's textile-making collections in 1930. Through hands-on experience and self-study, he mastered the weaving craft. Holloway would engage Greenfield Village visitors for thirty years and pass on his skills to the next generation of artisans.
- circa 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Sidney Holloway in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949
Sidney Holloway (1901-1960) was instrumental in establishing the weaving program at Greenfield Village. Holloway, once employed in the Ford Motor Company's Textile Department, began working with Henry Ford's textile-making collections in 1930. Through hands-on experience and self-study, he mastered the weaving craft. Holloway would engage Greenfield Village visitors for thirty years and pass on his skills to the next generation of artisans.
- Knitting Machines in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1940 -
- April 01, 1940
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Knitting Machines in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1940
- Weaving Demonstration in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1935 - Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.
- March 27, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Weaving Demonstration in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1935
Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.