Location:
T171 .G42 G49x 1888-1899

Title:
[Floor plan of Textile Building]

Date:
1899?

Content:
Floor plan of the Textile Building.

History:
From the 1898-99 Announcement: "The new Textile Building is a splendid example of architectural skill in modern mill construction, and its equipment will be the most complete in the world for education in the different branches of cotton manufacture. The building is to be equipped with complete systems of heating, ventilating, electric lighting, humidifiers, shafting, belting, automatic sprinklers, and, in fact, all apparatus and appliances found in the modern mill." In the Carding Department, equipment included a Winship Cotton Gin Feeder and Cotton Gin, pickers, cards, lap and combing machines, a railway, drawing frames, and fly frames. In the Spinning Department, equipment included spinning frames for ring spinning, a spinning mule, spoolers and twisters. In the Weaving Department, equipment included warping machines, hand looms, power looms, folders, brushing machine, sewing machine and one windle doubling and winding machine. In the Dyeing Department equipment included six dye vats, bleaching box and vats, steamers, a hydro-extractor and dyeing machines."