Bleaching
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Encyclopedia article on the bleaching of textile fibres, covering the history from antiquity and the Dutch and Scottish bleachfields to the introduction of chlorine, eau de Javel and Tennant's bleaching powder. It then describes industrial practice for cotton yarn and piece goods, linen, jute and straw, including the kier boiling, souring and chemicking steps. Engraved figures show dash-wheels, singeing stoves, kiers, washing machines, the Mather kier and a horizontal drying machine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
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