Wool, Worsted and Woollen Manufactures
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed.) article on wool and the woollen and worsted industries. It covers the nature of the wool fibre, the history of wool use and sheep breeds (merino, cross-bred, English long wools), and the wool trade and statistics. It also describes the manufacturing processes in detail: sorting, scouring, carding, combing, drawing, spinning (flyer, cone, cap and French systems) and cloth finishing. Illustrated with a plate of fibre photomicrographs and machine diagrams, and with tables of wool imports, prices and UK factory statistics.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 14
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