Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1916)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917, Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, joint author · New York, Macmillan · leaf 172
lhon.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 machine.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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