Sujet
Worsted manufacturing, c1845. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Worsted manufacturing, c1845. A man, woman and small boy working a wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture. The substitution of the wheel for hand combing meant more of the fleece could be used. A cheaper and coarser form of worsted resulted.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1845
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_170
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 27,7cm x 27,2cm / 3268 x 3208 (300dpi)