Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1920)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917. [from old catalog], Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, joint author · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 190
llion.About two thirds of the cloth-ing wool used by Americanmanufacturers is raised here.Massachusetts has been thecenter of woolen manufacturein the United States. The firstfactory was located at Newbury,Massachusetts, in 1790. After the Civil War there were higher duties on wool fabrics, andthe… … Courtesy of H. Brinton Company. Fig. 76. — Knitting macliine.Underwear and stockings aremade on similar machines. 170 SHELTER AND CLOTHING EXERCISES 1. Describe the microscopical appearance of wool and givecharacteristics of this fiber. 2. What is meant by wool mixing ? How does this enable…
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