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Tag Archives: Hayward
Silk filature or factory, Shanghai, c.1900
A filature was an establishment for reeling silk from cocoons. There were many such factories in Shanghai and they must have employed several hundred children. Silk was of course a luxury item for the wealthy, and much exported. This sobering … Continue reading
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Tagged child, children, clothing, factory, fingerprint, Hayward, industry, labour, loom, manufacture, silk, sweatshop, textile, weave
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