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Twine Mill Worker and Machinery
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A male employee of the McCormick Twine Mill works with sisal fiber as it comes out of a finisher machine and piles into metal buckets. The machine is belt-driven from the ceiling.
1900
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Workers at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Factory workers feeding sisal or manila fiber into machines, most likely at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Machines at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Sisal (hennequen) fiber streaming from machines at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Man with Spreader Machine at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
A factory worker uses a spreader machine to work with sisal fiber during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill. White sheets are hanging in the background as backdrops.
Men with Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Factory workers stand with piles of sisal fiber used in the production of binder twine. The fiber is fed into spreading machines on the right.
Men with Twine Finisher at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Two male factory workers look on as sisal fiber extends out of a finisher and piles in metal containers at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Workers Store Bundles of Binder Twine
1900
Workers stacking bundles of McCormick binder twine in a warehouse, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
