Barker, A. F. (Aldred Farrer), b. 1868, Gardner, Walter Myers, 1862- [from old catalog], Snow, R. [from old catalog], Cook, William Hall. [from old catalog], Bradbury, Fred. [from old catalog] · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 181
silk,or downwards as in the case of flax. In the case of silk-dressing the operation is undertaken more with the idea ofaveraging the fibres into the several different drafts ; inthe case of flax the operation partakes more of a cleansingcharacter (see Fig. 37). The Comb.—While combing may in part… … Fig. 3Sa.—Self-supporting Noble Uomb, latest Form,what is termed the top and the short to form noil.Along with combing, as with dressing, must go a straighten-ing operation; in fact, in the days of the hand comb, thesecond combing was termed straightening. PEOCESSES PREPARATORY TO SPINNING 161…
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