Cashmere
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A 1929 article from The Melliand on the microscopic identification of cashmere fiber. It covers the origin of the cashmere goat and how the hair is harvested and traded, then the physical properties of the fleece, including down and beard hair. The author describes scale counts, which separate cashmere from sheep's wool, along with fiber diameter measurements, cross-sections and pigment in brown hairs. Illustrated with photomicrographs, cross-section drawings and charts of scale counts and diameter variation.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- September 1929
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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