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Wool substitutes (1922)

Beaumont, Roberts, 1862-1924 · London, New York [etc.] Sir I. Pitman & sons, ltd. · leaf 68

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, it has the appearance of an all-^ioolcloth, and to the inexpert would be regarded as such,for the traces of cotton in the handle are rendered almostimperceptible by the felting and raising practised in finishing the goods. The microscopic test exhibits the structures of thet^\•o fibres, and also… … ^ ^ -(14S7E) EXTRACT WOOL 51 material imparts to the texture, as observed in the fulldense character of the cloth in which the wool fibre ischiefly visible, and in the more filament-lined characterwhere the cotton fibres are prominent. To form anidea of the relative quantities of the two fibres in…

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