Felt
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on felt, giving its etymology and describing how it is made by carding, then combining and compressing fibres of wool or fur with heat, moisture and pressure. It lists uses including hats, printed and embossed table-cloths and carpets, roofing felt, boiler covering and ship sheathing linings, and closes with legendary accounts of its invention by St. Clement and by the Saracens.
- 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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