African Wild Silk and Its Uses
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A 1929 article by Consul Max Saurenhaus on African wild silk (Anaphe species) as a textile raw material. It traces the failed early European trials, the pre-war Anglo-German exploitation company in East Africa, and new French and Belgian Congo ventures planned for 1930. It describes the fiber's properties (fineness, strength, dyeing, poor luster) with a strength and elongation table comparing its schappe to Bombyx mori schappe, and reports trials of spinning it alone and blended with staple fiber and wool. One photograph shows a nest of Anaphe silk moths.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October 1929
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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