The structure of fibres, yarns and fabrics : being a practical treatise for the use of all persons employed in the manufacture of textile fabrics (1891)
Posselt, E. A. (Emanuel Anthony), 1858-1921 · Philadelphia : E.A. Posselt ; London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Ltd. · leaf 22
le, United States, a. T'560' Uplands or American, e. 1.05 1 d. Peruaviu or Brazilian, South America, 1.20 T260 1 Egyptian, Egypt, c. 1.40 15 2 0 ' Native or Surat, g- 0.90 TlTff 1 f. From American Uplands, 1. 10 120 0 India, ( From American Sea Island, \ or from Egyptian (long (. staple.) b. 1.50… … Fig. 6. calico, as compared with linen cloth. The specimens of cotton differ as previously ex- plained, in length and fineness of staple, and also in regard to amount of twist the fibres possess ; but more or less this charac- teristic twist is found in every kind. This twist also assists the…
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