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Digital Collections
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Manufacturing Machines for Twine
1900
Manufacturing machines for twine at McCormick Works.
Workers at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Factory workers feeding sisal or manila fiber into machines, most likely at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Manufacturing Machine for Twine
1900
Manufacturing machine for twine at the McCormick Works. There is a white sheet in the background for a backdrop.
Machines at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Sisal (hennequen) fiber streaming from machines at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Manufacturing Machine for Twine
1900
Bales of twine next to a manufacturing machine at McCormick Works. Coils of manila are fed into the machine, which is belt-driven from the ceiling.
Binders, Parts, Twine Mechanism
A man is standing among binders, parts, and twine mechanism at McCormick Works.
