Cloth made from the fiber of the 'ko' plant Pueraria Thundergiana. Bought in Ningpo, China. Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew, England. 1 sp. (source: catalog book)
One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
This object is associated with study specimen TE.E188159.002.
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
A sample length of William Skinner & Sons "Combat Cloth." A fine, smooth, slightly stiff close fabric in 3/1 twill to the right; counting 192 x 80; 100% nylon. Used for soles of electrically heated shoes, casualty blankets, coating purposes for government development, football pants, and basketball uniforms. Pimento red. One of many fabrics made of synthetic fibers in response to shortages of natural fibers during the Second World War.
A sample piece of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in a cross-dyed pinkish-brown and green jacquard-woven snakeskin design.The cross-dyed (a form of resist-dyeing) "Slendora Brocade" was Jacquard woven in rayon for the weft figure; contrasting with the silk ground. There were two dyes are in the same bath, and each fiber resists the dye meant for the other fiber for which it has no chemical affinity, thereby enabling a two color effect in one operation. The selvage inscription on this textile length (Mallinson's Fabrics De Luxe) is the one Mallinson used for its products that were not all-silk after an early 1920s 'truth-in-advertising' furor over silk manufacturers using rayon (then artificial silk) in their products without informing consumers.
A sample piece of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in a cross-dyed, two-toned, turquoise jacquard-woven medallion design. The cross-dyed (a form of resist-dyeing) "Slendora Brocade" was Jacquard woven in rayon for the weft figure; contrasting with the silk ground. There were two dyes are in the same bath, and each fiber resists the dye meant for the other fiber for which it has no chemical affinity, thereby enabling a two color effect in one operation. The selvage inscription on this textile length (Mallinson's Fabrics De Luxe) is the one Mallinson used for its products that were not all-silk after an early 1920s 'truth-in-advertising' furor over silk manufacturers using rayon (then artificial silk) in their products without informing consumers.
A sample piece of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in a two-tone, cross-dyed brown jacquard-woven medallion stripe design. Two shades of brown, one for the rayon pattern and one for the silk ground. The manufacturer's numbers are 4019/8528; color 1211. The cross-dyed (a form of resist-dyeing) "Slendora Brocade" was Jacquard woven in rayon for the weft figure; contrasting with the silk ground. There were two dyes are in the same bath, and each fiber resists the dye meant for the other fiber for which it has no chemical affinity, thereby enabling a two color effect in one operation. The selvage inscription on this textile length (Mallinson's Fabrics De Luxe) is the one Mallinson used for its products that were not all-silk after an early 1920s 'truth-in-advertising' furor over silk manufacturers using rayon (then artificial silk) in their products without informing consumers.
A sample piece of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in an cross-dyed, two-toned orange jacquard-woven meandering leafy stem design. Two shades of orange, one for the rayon pattern and one for the silk ground. The manufacturer's numbers are 4019/8188; color 1386. The cross-dyed (a form of resist-dyeing) "Slendora Brocade" was Jacquard woven in rayon for the weft figure; contrasting with the silk ground. There were two dyes are in the same bath, and each fiber resists the dye meant for the other fiber for which it has no chemical affinity, thereby enabling a two color effect in one operation. The selvage inscription on this textile length (Mallinson's Fabrics De Luxe) is the one Mallinson used for its products that were not all-silk after an early 1920s 'truth-in-advertising' furor over silk manufacturers using rayon (then artificial silk) in their products without informing consumers.
A sample piece of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in a cross-dyed brown and off-white (or yellowish) jacquard-woven stylized scrolling leaf design, against a net-like or hexagonal grid ground pattern. The manufacturer's numbers are 4361/7025. The cross-dyed (a form of resist-dyeing) "Slendora Brocade" was Jacquard woven in rayon for the weft figure; contrasting with the silk ground. There were two dyes are in the same bath, and each fiber resists the dye meant for the other fiber for which it has no chemical affinity, thereby enabling a two color effect in one operation. The selvage inscription on this textile length (Mallinson's Fabrics De Luxe) is the one Mallinson used for its products that were not all-silk after an early 1920s 'truth-in-advertising' furor over silk manufacturers using rayon (then artificial silk) in their products without informing consumers.
American Woolen Co. fancy diagonal Cheviot fabric sample, 1912. 12 ounce weight; Twill weave, brushed surface. Black with brown twill and white brushed fibers; mixture. Produced by American Woolen Co's National & Providence Worsted Mills.
The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Very dark navy blue wool; herringbone twill weave; Process label reads: "Finished Goods". Good condition.; 26.5" x 30" - with a 4x5 cut off one corner. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Cheney Brothers printed satin dress silk, "Bulgarian", 1913. A length of lightweight satin-weave silk, printed with a stylized modernist design of of flower heads and leaves in Fauve-inspired colors on a French blue ground. Ground cloth is satin weave silk, light but having more body than charmeuse. The floral design has a 'stencil' effect, with each element separate from the others and outlined in solid black. Colors are bright green, magenta, yellow, and medium brown with black on light blue. Mfrs numbers are : Com-5001; No. 71748; Color 3703/3. T1033,1034,and 1035 are colorways of the same design. Part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, fabrics, original designs, and printing tools given by Cheney Brothers, one of the earliest and largest of America's silk manufacturers, in 1913.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Very dark navy blue wool; herringbone twill weave; Process label reads: "Worsted Goods After Coloring and Crabbing"l". Knots in the thread on the worng side and many slits close to the selvages; 28" x 30" - with a 4x5 cut off one corner. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Crabbing and coloring were processes in finishing woven wool cloth when it came from the loom.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Very dark navy blue wool; herringbone twill weave; Process label reads: "Made from Low 1/4 Blood Wool". Good condition, no holes; with a 4x5 cut off one corner. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "Low 1/4 Blood" probably meant only 1/4 merino sheep in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Heathered (mixed color) wool; twill weave; Red and Green stripes in selvages. Process label reads: "Made from 1/4 Blood Wool". Good condition. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "1/4 blood" probably referred to the percentage of merino sheep bloodlines in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces = Red and green stripes in selvedges.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Gray wool; twill weave; Process label reads: "Made from 1/2 Blood wool". Numerous moth holes. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "1/2 Blood wools" probably refers to the percentage of merino sheep bloodlines in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Very dark navy blue wool; herringbone twill weave; Process label reads: "Made from Fine Territory Wool". Good condition, no holes; with a 4x5 cut off one corner. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "Fine Territory" may have meant either 100% merino or a high percentage of merino sheep in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Gray, black, and white wool; Small-scale plaid, in a twill weave; Process label reads: "Fine Territory Wool". Numerous moth holes. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "Fine wools" probably meant a large percentage of merino sheep bloodlines in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
Arlington Mills worsted fabric process sample, 1940. Black wool; twill weave; Process label reads: "Made from 3/8 Blood Wool". Good condition. [Originally part of an Arlington Woolen Mills process display board; dismantled, probably before 1980.]
Several of the process samples in this group are labeled with where the wool came from. "Territory" wool came from the American west; "3/8 Blood" probably meant only 3/8 merino sheep in the mix. Territory, also called Range wools, comprised a large and important segment of US wool-growing, but into the early 20th century the wools were often characterized as being badly sheared and packed, dirty and with a lot of plant material caught in the fleeces.
Arlington Mills, successor to Arlington Woolen Mills, was one of the premier woolen and worsted companies in the US for many decades. The mills were in and around Lawrence, MA, and company headquarters was in Boston. American manufacturers of woolen and worsted yarns and of woven and knitted textiles relied on both American-grown wool and on imports of raw wool and partially processed wool fiber, called "tops", American growers never produced more than about half the raw wool needed by the American manufacturing sector.
