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 34
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. … ^^ Fig. 21. Mohair is the name given to the hairy covering ofthe Angora goat, a native of the interior of AsiaMinor, but now extensively raised in Cape Colonyand also to some extent here. Besides our domesticsupply, mohair is also imported. It is of a pure whitecolor (more rarely gray), rather…
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