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The romance of lace, its historical background, its present manufacture, its varieties and uses (1920)

Zion Lace Industries, Marshall Field & Company · Chicago, Zion lace industries, owned and operated by Marshall Field & company · leaf 27

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THIS picture shows the huge beamonto which the thread is finally woundbefore it is put into the machine. It forms abody, constituting the warp of the fabric. When the beam is wound, workmenproceed to thread the great lace machineby hand, working from specifications pre-pared by the draftsmen. Each…

Lace and lace making

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