# Wool Processing, Shearing Sheep

Wool Processing, Shearing Sheep Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man placing fleece on board with sides hinged so as to form a box, packing fleece tightly and tying it with string - wool fabric passing through machine - man checking spindles of thread on circular rack - carding machine in operation - circular rack with spindles, thread on large roller feeding spindles. “‘From raw materials to finished product’ is a phrase applied to many activities of the Ford Motor Company.” “The cloth must be laid in even folds so that it can be put through the finishing operation.” Men throwing bundles of fleeces into truck - men in pen shearing sheep - close-up of hands inspecting wool on sheep - man shearing sheep - workers fluffing out fleece - fleeces blown into hopper through air tube - worker cutting several thickness of material with electric saw - worker sewing backing onto material - two car seats rubbing together in material testing machine - worker with load of padding and material for seat cover - padding and material being laid on table, car seat springs on top - upholstery being tacked into place. \[1926\] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91951

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1926
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/fc-fc-1685)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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