Red square fragment. Holes eaten in fabric. One selvage. Marked on glued paper label: "Sample No. 5. Camlet, English. (/) 60 yards x 30-30-1/2 inches. Used for military uniforms. Price per (/) yard. Tls. 0.312- - Mex. $0.446. Price per piece Tals 17,000. Mex. (/) $24.285."
Found with sample a sheet of paper: "List #4, Box #4 (/) Samples accompanying report of Special Agent Burrell."
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.