The most primitive reeling tools for silk thread, Mt. Lebanon, Syria
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A skillful Arab weaver and his primitive loom weaving the finest of Syrian silk
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Deadening worms in silk cocoons by steam, Antioch, Syria
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Cooling and drying silk cocoons after deadening process, Antioch, Syria
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Loosening cocoon fiber and winding on frames, silk mill, Beyrout, Syria
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Experts purchasing silk cacoons [i.e., cocoons], for export to France, Antioch, Syria
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A basket full of wriggling silk worms hungry for the morning meal, Syria
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Feeding silk-worms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Mt. Lebanon, Syria
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Boiling cocoons to loosen fibre ends in Syria's largest silk reeling plant, Mt. Lebanon
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In a Syrian silk plant; examining and weighing raw silk ready for export
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Hatching silk cocoons on mulberry branches (near view), Antioch, Syria
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Printing cloth. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Vats for dyeing cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Bleaching vats for cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Designing room for cloth to be woven on Jacquard looms. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Jacquard loom at work weaving brocade. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Ribbon loom weaving tubular silk neckties. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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General view of a weaving room. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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View of electric stop motion, a mechanism enabling a weaver to produce perfect cloth. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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A mechanical twister at work. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Quilling. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Beaming, winding warp from large reel on to loom beam. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Warping. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Roving frame. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Roving frame. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Drawing machines for combing out and straightening the fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Rolls of dressed fibre. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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Inspecting combed silk. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.
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