The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 80
the average of broken scales is muchgreater. Compared with wools of the same class, shoddy and mungofeel harsh and brittle. Making Shoddy and Mungo.—Both materials are made by thesame process. First, the rags are cleared of dirt and dust in amachine called a shaker, a cylindrical drum the sides of… … Fig. 4.—Rag-grinder. K, Back bit-box. o. Delivery port separate all the different qualities and kinds. This work demandsno little skill, as many as thirty-five kinds sometimes being foundin one parcel. Seaming follows, the workers, with the aid of fixedknives, cutting away buttons, tags, or other…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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