History of a Coat -- No. IV
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The concluding article in a Penny Magazine series on how wool becomes a coat, covering the finishing of woollen broadcloth. It describes dyeing (especially black over blue or walnut grounds, with mordants), milling or felting with mallets and soap, teazling with teazle heads and gig-mills, shearing by hand shears and by Mr. Oldland's machine, brushing, hot pressing, and baling. One engraved diagram shows the shearing machine. It closes with remarks on machinery and the cheapening of clothing in England.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October 17, 1840
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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