A treatise, giving a thorough description of the properties and supply of the fibres, as well as the various processes required for converting wool, cotton, silk from fibre to finished goods, covering both woven and knit goods ... construction of the most modern improvements to preparatory machinery ... accessories relating to construction and equipment of modern textile manufacturing plants .. (1895)
Posselt, E. A. (Emanuel Anthony), 1858-1921 · Philadelphia, E.A. Posselt; London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co · leaf 27
all dirt, thefirst being composed of neutral fats Fig- 6. and the latter of earthy matter, burrs,etc. The presence of these impurities in some classesof wools—for example, in South American wools—may reach 75% of the weight of the fleece, whereasin connection with other wools it often falls as… … Fig. 7. Absence of Kemp. Kemps are another kind ofimperfect fibres met with in wool. The characteris-tics of an ordinary Itemp fibre is a hair of dead sil-very white, thicker and shorter than the good wool.Kemp fibres do not seem to differ considerably Intheir chemical composi-tion from the good or…
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