A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, linen, wool and other fibrous substances
A reference dictionary of dry-goods terms and a history of silk, linen, wool and other fibres, compiled by George S. Cole and published in Chicago by W. B. Conkey in 1892 for merchants, buyers and store clerks. The wood engravings alternate between draped bolts of cloth on counters, rendered in dense hatching that records weave, sheen and folds, and mechanical diagrams of looms and spinning frames; useful for fabric textures, drapery studies and industrial machine line work.
