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Spreading Machine at Twine Mill
1910
View of a spreading machine in an International Harvester twine mill, possibly at McCormick Works in Chicago. Fiber, possibly sisal, is piled on the floor around the machine.
Combing Fibre
1905
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 Mc...
Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill
1920
Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was located on the grounds of the McCormick Works (f...
Processing Sisal Fiber at Twine Mill
1948
Factory workers work with machines to turn sisal fiber into binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
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.
Processing Sisal in Twine Mill
1948
A female factory worker tends a machine to produce binder twine, possibly at the McCormick Twine Mill.
