Tobacco processing plant - ECU Digital Collections

Title: Tobacco processing plant
Description: Workers work with tobacco leaves on a conveyor belt. Undated.
Date: 1949-1967
Original Format: negatives
Extent: 3cm x 2cm
Local Identifier: 0741-b33-fd-v33.d.53
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Location of Original: East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Sleeve 53, Folder d, Box 33

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Daily Reflector Negative Collection from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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John Howard Jan 09 2011

The metal channel on the right is called a shaker. It would shake dust and other particulate matter out of the stream of tobacco. The dust etc. would fall down onto another belt below, and the leaf or strip tobacco would travel on to the main belt for further processing.

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