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Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton

Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning · 1880 · H.A. Metz & Co · 16 pictures

A dye-house sample book issued by Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning of Hoechst, with American distribution by H.A. Metz & Co., showing synthetic indigo on cotton for mill dyers and textile buyers. Each page mounts six strips of dyed cloth in stepped shades of blue within ruled borders, captioned in German and English letterpress, giving woven texture, graded blue palettes, and plain grid layouts.

Dyes and dyeing · Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers · Dyes and dyeing -- Cotton · Hoechst AG · Resist-dyed textiles

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