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 33
where the outer scales of the fibres areclearly visible.These fibresvary in lengthfrom 1% to 3%inches, and pos-sess no medul-lary substance.They are pluck-ed from the an-imal, exported,and used in themanufacture ofsome of the fin-est textiles, bothon account ofthe fineness ofthe fibres aswell as… … Fig. 20. they must be separated from it. These outer hairsare of a length of from 31/4 to 4^4 inches, and possessthe central or medullary suhstance, as seen by exam-ining Fig. 20. which shovrs two such fibres highlymagnified. These fibres are used in the manufactureof cheaper grades of yarns.
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