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 53
pstalk is passed in obtaining the bast fibres, which isthe-spinning material, are nearly the same as thoseused for flax, and may be divided into the same twoimportant classes thus: (1) A chemical treatmentand (2) a series of mechanical treatments. The chemical treatment comprises retting, whichis… … SPECIMESS OF II1:M1> KIRRES, M.VGXIFIED,Showing also Cross Sections. cord, rope, hammocks, ling, in order to separate the bast fibres and preparethem for the market. The hemp fibre is whitish, silver or pearly gray, andsometimes greenish or yellowish in color, and as arule, the paler the color,…
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