Wool
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An encyclopedia entry on wool defining it as the fleecy coat of the sheep and describing fibre characteristics, staple, fleece variation, and the qualities that determine commercial value. It also outlines the woolen manufacturing process from sorting and scouring through carding, spinning, weaving, milling, teazling and pressing. It ends with U.S. sheep numbers and wool import and export figures for 1869-1870.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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