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Shearing-machine

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Textiles -- Manufacture

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Shearing-machine

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Title
Shearing-machine
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Textiles -- Manufacture

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Topics
Textile industry
Textile machinery
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "c1877" Printed on border: "A machine through which cloth is passed after leaving the gig-mill, in order to shorten the nap and bring it to an even length so as to secure a smooth surface. This was formerly done by hand with a pair of shears. Machinery for the purpose was introduced, leading, of course, to riots, in England, at the beginning of this century." Includes additional text.
Source note: Knights new mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering. (Boston : Houghton, 1884) Knight, Edward Henry (1824-1883), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 16 x 14 cm. (6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17241404
Barcode: 33333159407549
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d254e5f0-c564-012f-706d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1884: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Shearing-machine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0534-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Shearing-machine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0534-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1884). Shearing-machine Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0534-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0534-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Shearing-machine, (1884) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

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