Cartridge (Powder) Bag Cloth; World War I

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Description:

This length of coarse, plain weave, unbleached, undyed cloth was made primarily of silk noils, very uneven in the spinning, with natural variations in color giving an uneven striped appearance. Flecked with knots and slubs. Used during World War I for artillery and naval gun cartridge powder charge bags.

Slightly rough surface. Labelled Quality E by the Salvage Board, which sold it for 64 cents per yard at the end of the war.

Date Made: 1917-1919

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Web Subject: World War I

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, American Silk Industry, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of the U.S. War Department, Ordnance Department, Salvage Board.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04152Catalog Number: T04152.000Accession Number: 65107

Object Name: Fabricfabric length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)plain weave; undyed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d0e9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_646350

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