Felt
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Two-page dictionary entry on felt from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. It explains how the barbed surfaces of wool and fur fibers interlock under friction and heat, and traces felt use from Central Asia, Greece and Rome to modern hatting. It also covers microscope views of felting fibers, unusual felting materials such as typha down, and a list of uses from clothing and tents to piano hammers and steam-packing.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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