Sujet

Making a great speciality: the "Selvyt" hemming and making-up room, 1909. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Making a great speciality: the "Selvyt" hemming and making-up room, 1909. 'Until the final process, which gives the material its distinctive character, 'Selvyt" is a smooth-faced cloth on both sides, and its fine, soft, velvety finish is produced by cutting the threads on the topmost surface. This is done by hand.' Premises of Jones Bros., Ltd, Manchester. From "Illustrated London News", 1909.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A47_371

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

6.4Mo (915.3Ko) / 14.5cm x 11.0cm / 1717 x 1300 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building female women woman people interior work job technology industry manufacturing worker trade occupation British industrial factory machine machinery machines century material textiles Britain profession inside fabric newspapers press sewing cloth textile concept sewing machine B&W sewing machines textile industry Factory Worker Factory Workers Indoors black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century workers The Print Collector Illustrated London News industrialisation mechanisation women at work ILN newspaper working photograph Unknown The Illustrated London News