Selvage width strip of woven wool flannel apparel fabric, in blue. Ends cut at an angle. Remains of blue and white paper label glued at one end. Marked on white paper seal glued to fabric: "114/15 (/) 1.82 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr". Marked on larger tag: "Roubaix, France, No. 224."
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width strips of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
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.
Selvage width strip of woven wool apparel fabric; nubby tweed effect in purple with white. Part of paper label remains, with fabric underneath eaten away. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "Roubaix (/) France"
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width strips of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
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.
Selvage width sample strip of printed fabric; with alternating bands of dark red with white dots & circles, and white with black lattices and pink, blue, green, violet flowers. Marked on pinned slip of paper: "German (/) 60 pfennings".
A full yard sample cut of white cotton sheeting or shirting cloth. Glued red and white paper label: "# 11". Requires more research - possibly part of samples from another of the groups with red and white paper labels glued on.
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.
