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- Drawing Process of Cotton Fibers, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing Process of Cotton Fibers, circa 1935
- "Excelsior" Cotton Gin, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
"Excelsior" Cotton Gin, circa 1875
- Cotton Ginning, Carding, & Spinning Machine, 1835-1840 - Called a "plantation spinner" or "spinster", this small machine combined the three processes required to convert raw cotton to yarn -- ginning, carding and spinning. Its small size and human-powered design was made for enslaved plantation laborers. By the time of the Civil War, there were 3,000 in use across the south. After emancipation they were no longer economically viable.
- 1835-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Cotton Ginning, Carding, & Spinning Machine, 1835-1840
Called a "plantation spinner" or "spinster", this small machine combined the three processes required to convert raw cotton to yarn -- ginning, carding and spinning. Its small size and human-powered design was made for enslaved plantation laborers. By the time of the Civil War, there were 3,000 in use across the south. After emancipation they were no longer economically viable.
- E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. Sample Book, "Illustrations of the Use of Spun Rayon Yarns in Fabrics," October 6, 1937 -
- October 06, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. Sample Book, "Illustrations of the Use of Spun Rayon Yarns in Fabrics," October 6, 1937
- Diorama of Cotton Production, inside the Court of Nations, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Diorama of Cotton Production, inside the Court of Nations, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- Thousands of Cotton Threads Feeding into a Loom, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Thousands of Cotton Threads Feeding into a Loom, circa 1935
- Large Thread from Combing Machines Wound into Cans, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Large Thread from Combing Machines Wound into Cans, circa 1935