Roll of wool top (carded fiber); M.J. Whittall, Worcester, MA; 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
notes: label: Description
content: Roll of wool top (carded fiber); M.J. Whittall, Worcester, MA; 1913. Gray wool fiber, carded into a roll, called "top". Ready for spinning process.
label: Description
content: (Part of a collection of photographs and specimens illustrating the manufacture of Wilton and Brussels rugs and carpets.)
label: Description
content: Matthew J. Whittall started in the textile business as a supervisor in Worcester's Crompton Rug Co. He opened his own business in 1874 and by WWI was the largest employer in Worcester, with 1500 workers in 15 buildings. The mills were sold in 1950.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of M.J. Whittall, Worcester, MA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T00180.000
label: catalog number
content: T00180.000
label: accession number
content: 55497
objectType: label: Object Name
content: wool top
label: Object Name
content: wool fiber, roll of
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: carded (overall production method/technique)