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Combing Fibre
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Men in a factory comb fiber (fibre), the first process preparatory to spinning. International Harvester used sisal fiber to make binder twine. The men may be workers at International Harvester's McCormick twine mill in Chicago, Illinois.
1905
International Harvester Company
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Combing Sisal Fiber
1910
Sisal combing machines inside an International Harvester twine mill, possibly at McCormick Works in Chicago.
Osborne Twine Mill Workers Comb Fibre
1910
Workers using a large machine to comb twine fibre (fiber) - the first process preparatory to spinning - at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was owned by D.M. Osborne ...
Combing Machine at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Men feed sisal fiber into a combing machine during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Drying Sisal Fibre in Yucatan
1910
Workers drying sisal fibre (fiber) in long rows in Yucatan, Mexico. The fibre was used by International Harvester for binder twine production.
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.
Workers Processing Sisal in Philippines
1948
Workers processing bundles of sisal fibre (fiber) at a factory or mill in the Philippines. The factory likely was owned by the International Harvester Company as part of its twine production operat...
