The silk industry in America. A history: prepared for the Centennial Exposition (1876)
Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 · [New York Silk Association of America] · leaf 128
cktie silks and handkerchiefs to $1,477,477, ribbons to$2,776,836, laces, braids and trimmings to $4,298,196. Theimports of raw silk in 1874 were 1,101,681 pounds, and itsvalue $4,504,306; and the value of manufactured silksimported into New York during the calendar year was$23,292,551, nearly… … THE SILK INDUSTRY IN AMERICA. 87 XVI. Methods of Manufacture.—Reeling, Throwingc/^T^ ^9 and Dyeing. HE various processes which silk undergoes inits transformation from the fine and attenuatedfilaments of the cocoon to the heavy texture ofsubstantial dress silks, or to the wondrous fab-rics wrought…
Silk manufacture and trade
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