The practical scourer and garment dyer: comprising dry or chemical cleansing, the art of removing stains, fine washing, bleaching and dyeing of straw hats, gloves and feathers of all kinds, dyeing of worn clothes of all fabrics, including mixed goods, by one dip, and the manufacture of soaps and fluids for cleansing purposes (1893)
Brannt, William T. (William Theodore), b. 1844, ed · Philadelphia, H. C. Baird & Co. · leaf 91
OF STRAW HATS. 83 progressive decomposition is induced, chlorine gas being developed, which exerts a disagreeable effect upon the respiratory organs. It is, therefore, recommended to use for the solution of the chloride of lime a simple apparatus which does not permit the access of air, or at least… … circular pieces of iron ending in short shafts, m, which run upon anti-friction rolls. To one of these shafts is secured a crank, iT, and on the same side as the crank is an adjusting arrangement, s. The aperture closed by a bung, Z, or a stop-cock, serves for discharging the solution.
Cleaning · Dyes and dyeing
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