Bleaching
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A two-page encyclopedia article on the bleaching of textiles, as published in The Americana (1903). It covers the history of chlorine and bleaching powder, then describes the processes for cotton (singeing, kier boiling, bleaching liquor, souring, starching, calendering), linen, wool and silk. It also mentions the Mather-Thompson steaming process and the electrolytic Hermite process.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1903
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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