High speed warping at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925
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A woman attends the high speed warping machines at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925. The yarn is being taken from the small spindles and wound onto the giant spool directly in front of the woman, which was called a beam. Warping was one of the final steps in producing yarn, which would then be woven into cloth. Warp is the name for the threads that run vertically (length-wise) in cotton fabric.
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- Title: High speed warping at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925
- Creation Date: circa 1925
- Subject Date: circa 1925
- Town: Biddeford
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 17.5
- Local Code: 2824
- Collection: Pepperell Collection
- Object Type: Image
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McArthur Public Library
PO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 284-4181
http://www.mcarthurpubliclibrary.org/
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LC Subject Headings
Textile industry--Maine--Biddeford
Interiors
Textile mill workers--Maine--Biddeford
Textile factories--Maine--Biddeford
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Textile industry--Equipment and supplies--Maine--Biddeford
Milling machines
Employees--Maine--Biddeford
Women--Employment--Maine--Biddeford
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