Vats for dyeing cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Bleaching vats for cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Designing room for cloth to be woven on Jacquard looms. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Jacquard loom at work weaving brocade. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Ribbon loom weaving tubular silk neckties. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

General view of a weaving room. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

View of electric stop motion, a mechanism enabling a weaver to produce perfect cloth. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Beaming, winding warp from large reel on to loom beam. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Drawing machines for combing out and straightening the fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Rolls of dressed fibre. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Inspecting combed silk. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Combed silk as it appears when coming from the dressing machine. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Dressing machine which practically completes the combimg process. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Frisons after washing. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

The pierced cocoons as they arrive in bales. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Doubling machine for winding thread into as many ply as desired. Silk industry (reeled silk throwing), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Winding thread from skeins on to bobbins. Silk industry (reeled silk throwing), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Weighing and sorting raw silk skeins. Silk industry (reeled silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Weighing and sorting raw silk skeins. Silk industry (reeled silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Opening bales of raw silk as it arrives from China, Japan and Italy. Silk industry (reeled silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.