Textile fabrics and their preparation for dyeing : with numerous engravings and diagrams (1906)
Hummel, J. J. (John James), -1902, Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, Foster, A. R · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 83
79 COTTON BLEACHING. 2. Lime-boil (" Lime-bowk The pieces are now run through milk of lime, a portion of which they absorb. They are then passed by overhead winches into a kier, and there plaited down and well packed. The most modern method is that which is made possible by the Mather and Piatt… … Fig. 23.— Longitudinal Section of the Mather Patent Kier. are run into trucks, and these can be filled whilst pre- ceding pieces are in the kier. When a change is to be made, the cover of the kier (shown to the right of the illustration) is drawn up by a winch and chain. Rails run right up to the…
Dyes and dyeing
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