Glass-plate negative slide

Object/Artifact

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Glass-plate negative slide

Entry/Object ID

1997.35.214

Description

A glass lantern slide depicting a carding, a machine used to prepare raw fibres for process of spinning them into yarn. The words “scribbler card” are written on the slide’s label, indicating the names of the two parts of a carding. The label contains letters and numbers indicating the slide's place in an older filing system.

Collection

Photographs

Cataloged By

Whit, Elizabeth

Made/Created

Place

Location

Ottawa, Ontario,Canada

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Negative, Glass-plate

Dimensions

Width

10 cm

Length

8 cm

Material

Glass

Location

Location

Container

Box 1

Shelf

Shelf 118

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Container

Box 1

Shelf

118, 118

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

MacMillan, Lindsay

Date

December 2, 2020

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Marissa Brodie

Date

Nov 1, 2025

Notes

For more information regarding the components and functions of the carding, it is detailed in the article/blog written by The Natural Fibre Company about their own carding machines: The Natural Fibre Company. (2015, May 01). "It’s on the cards: about our Carding Machines." https://www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk/blog-its-cards-about-our-carding-machines/ Accessed: November 01, 2025.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-06-02

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

July 3, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 1, 2025