No. 2 Unhairing Machine

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

No. 2 Unhairing Machine

Entry/Object ID

2011.73.534

Description

Black and white photograph for Sawyer Tanning Co. Man working in front of a unhairing machine. Caption at bottom reads, "No. 2 Unhairing Machine: Here the hair is being removed. All beamhouse processes of soaking, liming, unhairing, and bating are done under carefully controlled conditions to prepare the side for tanning." Location: Company photos/Advertisement box, Company Photos folder

Collection

Sawyer Tannery Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.73

Source or Donor

Napa Valley Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1949

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Photographs, Leather industry, Tanneries

Search Terms

Sawyer Tanning Co., Leather industry, Photographs, Tanneries, Leather-tanning

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Create Date

November 17, 2011

Update Date

June 22, 2021