Twine
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A short encyclopedia entry on twine from Rees's Cyclopedia, describing the kinds of hemp twine used in sailmaking and netting. It gives the number of threads, spinning lengths, twist, and skein lengths and weights for bolt-rope, seal, seaming, seam, store, turtle, and whipping twine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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