Sample of degummed ramie fiber, :filasse"; Superior Thread & Yarn Co. NYC; 1912
Sample of degummed ramie fiber, :filasse"; Superior Thread & Yarn Co. NYC; 1912
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- Description
- Sample of degummed ramie fiber, :filasse"; Superior Thread & Yarn Co. NYC; 1912. One of many samples of ramie fibers and yarns; Superior Thread & Yarn Co., NYC and Pluckamin, NJ; 1912.
- .354 One hank of Crude ramie fiber, in the gum (location on card: 31.2 Suit)
- .355 One hank of degummed ramie filasse ( " " )
- .356 One hank of bleached ramie filasse ( " " )
- .357 One hank of ramie-silk filasse ( " " )
- .358 One hank of ramie sliver ; from combed shorts ( " " )
- .359 One hank of ramie fiber; from combed longs ( " " )
- .360 One package of ramie noils ( " " )
- .361 One bobbin of ramie roving; from combed shorts ( " " )
- .362 One bobbin ramie roving, from combed longs ( " " )
- .363 Two skeins Ramie roving; dyed ( " " )
- .364 Eight hanks Ramie sliver; dyed ( " " )
- .365 Four bobbins Ramie yarn; Single. ( " " )
- .366 Two bobbins Ramie yarn; Twisted. ( " " )
- .367 Five skeins Ramie thread; Novelty. ( " " )
- .368 Twelve tubes of Ramie thread; for weaving ( " " )
- .369 Two cones Ramie thread; for knitting ( " " )
- .370 Fifteen skeins Ramie thread ( " " )
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- fiber sample, ramie
- filasse, degummed
- date made
- 1912
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Pluckemin
- Physical Description
- ramie (?? material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 27 in x 6 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 68.58 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T000355.000
- catalog number
- T355
- accession number
- 54887
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Superior Thread & Yarn Co.
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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