Silk Culture
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A short 1882 magazine article on reviving silk culture in the United States. It describes a newly introduced reeling machine with a heated boiler, glass guides and a reel, which unwinds filaments from cocoons by hand or steam power. It also outlines silkworm rearing as a low-capital rural occupation for women and children, covering the roughly 35-day rearing period, mulberry feed, and egg and cocoon sales.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 1882
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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