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Combing Machine at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Men feed sisal fiber into a combing machine during the production of binder twine at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Men with Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Factory workers stand with piles of sisal fiber used in the production of binder twine. The fiber is fed into spreading machines on the right.
Men with Twine Finisher at McCormick Twine Mill
1900
Two male factory workers look on as sisal fiber extends out of a finisher and piles in metal containers at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Stacking Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill
1948
Factory workers stack bales of twine in a warehouse at the McCormick Twine Mill.
Storing Bales of Sisal Fiber at McCormick Twine Mill
1948
Three men stack bales of sisal fiber. Original caption reads: "Storing the Sisal fiber at the McCormick Twine Mill."
Men Stacking Twine Fiber
January 27, 1925
Three men use a lift to stack bales of bound fiber in a storage area, possibly at the McCormick Works twine mill. The company used sisal and hemp fiber to create binder twine.
