The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 21
el Crompton 84^ Dr. Edmund Cartwright 88 Cartwrights Loom 92 Amos A. Lawrence 96 12 ILLUSTRATIONS Facing Page Eli Whitney 100 Distaff Spinning 106 Handicraft Carding, Roving, and Spinning by the Hand Wheel 112^ Peg Warping 118 Warping 124^ The Loom that preceded the Power Loom ISO Highs Jenny 136^… … WARRIOR OF THE GILBERT ISLANDS, SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN (From an Exhibit in the Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass.) His armor is woven of cocoanut fibre, and is a protection against thenative weapons which are edged with swords teeth. The mat at his backis a protection against stones thrown at the enemy by…
Textile industry
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