Cylinder of Cheney Brothers Silk Tram Floss, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: Cylinder of Cheney Brothers Silk Tram Floss, 1913. White. Boil off. 1 cylinder. 1-1/2 in. Dia., L. 2 in. Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Co. HQ
content: United States: New York, New York
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: Cheney Brothers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Cheney Brothers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T00125.000
label: catalog number
content: T00125.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
label: catalog number
content: T125
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk floss sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: dyed, on spools (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 1 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 4.1275 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in L x 1 1/2 in dia.; 5.08 cm x 3.81 cm