Sample of wool fiber, 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Sanford Maine. Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of Alpaca fiber, 1951. Alpaca, like the fibers from other camelids (camel, vicuna, and llama) is a hair, not a wool. Alpaca fiber is fine and soft, and often blended with other fibers for strength. Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., (mills at Sanford, Maine), to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951.
The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of cotton fiber; 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Sanford Maine. Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of nylon fiber, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Sanford Maine. {NB: this nylon probably was purchased by Goodall-Sanford from the DuPont Co., or one of its licensees. Goodall-Sanford did not manufacture nylon]
Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., (mills at Sanford, Maine), to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of Orlon acrylic fiber, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (mills at Sanford, Maine). {NB: Orlon acrylic probably was purchased by Goodall-Sanford from the DuPont Co. Goodall-Sanford did not manufacture Orlon.]
Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of Dynel acrylic fiber, 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (mills at Sanford, Maine). {NB: this Dynel probably was purchased by Goodall-Sanford from the Union Carbide Co., which developed and trademarked it, or one of its licensees. Goodall-Sanford did not manufacture Dynel.] Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its componenets were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of Dacron polyester fiber, 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (mills at Sanford, Maine). {NB: this Dacron probably was purchased by Goodall-Sanford from the DuPont Co., which developed and trademarked it. Goodall-Sanford did not manufacture Dacron.]
Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of mohair fiber; 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Sanford Maine. Mohair comes from the angora goat (the US government provided agricultural subsidiies for flocks of these goats for many years due to mohair's uses in wartime textiles.) Mohair is also a long, lustrous fiber that when blended imparts sheen and moisture/wrinkle resistance. Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of rayon fiber, as used by Goodall-Sanford Inc. in manufacturing blended-fiber fabrics. Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. Goodall-Sanford did not manufacture rayon fibers - this sample came from fibers purchased from rayon manufacturers, of which there were many by 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of a regenerated protein fiber trade-name "Vicara", manufactured by the Virginian-Carolina Chemical Co. As used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric, by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Sanford Maine. Regenerated protein (zein) fiber from corn/maize, was sold under the name Vicara from 1948-1957. It was usally blended with cotton, wool, or rayon.
Part of a gift of 14 fabric samples and 11 fiber samples by Goodall-Sanford Inc., Sanford, Maine, to illustrate "Fiber Blending for Better Performance", in September 1951. The Goodall Worsted Company (maker of the mohair and cotton blend fabric "Palm Beach Cloth"), and the Sanford Mills (maker of mohair and wool velvets, plushes, and imitation fur fabrics) merged in 1944 to form Goodall-Sanford Inc. Palm Beach cloth was a menswear summer staple, and was one of the first fabrics considered "easy-care", although both its components were natural fibers. This donation illustrates some of the company's other efforts at blending fibers, in this case natural and synthetic blends. Goodall-Sanford's sales headquarters were at 545 Madison Avenue, NY 22, NY.
Mounted by donor for display, in a clear plastic domed container (now yellowing) with a black marker or paint lettering label.
Sample of Mohair fiber (noils), Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Noils are the short strands removed from the mohair fibers during the combing process. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
Sample of Mohair Top fiber, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. "Top" is the product of the combing machine, ready for spinning into yarn, separated from the "noils", or shorter strands. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
Sample of Mohair fiber "in the grease", as purchased for processing by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Sample of raw mohair from Texas and New Mexico, as clipped from the goat. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
Sample of carded Peruvian moderate rough cotton fiber; Wonalancet Co., NH; 1913. CARDED MODERATE ROUGH PERUVIAN COTTON. Machined after carding and prepared for the use of woolen and worsted mills. It is rather difficult to tell the difference between carded full rough and carded moderate rough Peruvian cottons except by feel and a slight difference in staple. Such cottons when carded are worth more than many wools. Their presense in clothing can not be detected except by chemical analysis. They serve a very essential purpose and are entirely fit stocks to be mixed with wool in every way. Principally used in flannels, blankets, and worsted yarns. [per 1913 Accession folder information]
The cost and long supply chain of wool imports into the US (which did not produce enough wool to meet domestic demand during the heyday of the American woolen industry) led manufacturers to explore substitutes and additives. Specific strains of Peruvian and Chinese cotton were exploited for this purpose, as being "wool-like" in staple length and feel.
The Wonalancet Co. was incorporated in 1905 by Harry Harmon Blunt in Nashua, NH. The company imported cotton from Piura and Lima, Peru, and from China; it was in existence at least into the mid 1970s.
Sample of Peruvian Mestizo raw cotton fiber; Wonalancet Co., NH; 1913. Raw Peruvian Mestizo Cotton. Always characterized, by stain and more or less of the inside of the cotton "boll or "'scruff" remaining with the cotton: Nearly always quite '"leafy" 'in comparison with high types of white Peruvians, Value:- Varies according to amount of leaf, seed, sand and clay and color: Instances have been known where one bale (weighing 200 lbs.) of the lower grades of Mestizo cotton contained 20% of clay. [per 1913 Accession folder information]
The cost and long supply chain of wool imports into the US (which did not produce enough wool to meet domestic demand during the heyday of the American woolen industry) led manufacturers to explore substitutes and additives. Specific strains of Peruvian and Chinese cotton were exploited for this purpose, as being "wool-like" in staple length and feel.
The Wonalancet Co. was incorporated in 1905 by Harry Harmon Blunt in Nashua, NH. The company imported cotton from Piura and Lima, Peru, and from China; it was in existence at least into the mid 1970s.
Sample of carded China cotton fiber; Wonalancet Co.; 1913. CARDED CHINA COTTON. Machined after carding for use by woolen mills. The bulk of such cotton is used in blankets, dressgoods, felts etc. The roughest of all cottons grown, it has but lately been introduced into the United States. The first bale of raw China cotton was brought into the U.S. in 1905 by this company. Last year 1912 the imports of cotton from China amounted to about 6,000,000 lbs. [per 1913 Accession folder information]
The cost and long supply chain of wool imports into the US (which did not produce enough wool to meet domestic demand during the heyday of the American woolen industry) led manufacturers to explore substitutes and additives. Specific strains of Peruvian and Chinese cotton were exploited for this purpose, as being "wool-like" in staple length and feel.
The Wonalancet Co. was incorporated in 1905 by Harry Harmon Blunt in Nashua, NH. The company imported cotton from Piura and Lima, Peru, and from China; it was in existence at least into the mid 1970s.
Sample of raw China cotton fiber; Wonalancet Co.; 1913. RAW CHINA COTTON. Grown in the nothern section of the country and shipped from Tientsin: This cotton is shipped in press packed bales of varying weights, most usually however containing 3-1/2 piculs, the Chinese picul is 133-01/3 lbs. or about 475 lbs. to the bales. Cotton is characterized with extremely rough feel, staple varies from 1.7 mm to 2.2 mm, color is usually white, but occassionally spotted, some cottons being even tinged. This cotton is grown all over China. This type will answer for a good many. [per 1913 Accession folder information]
The cost and long supply chain of wool imports into the US (which did not produce enough wool to meet domestic demand during the heyday of the American woolen industry) led manufacturers to explore substitutes and additives. Specific strains of Peruvian and Chinese cotton were exploited for this purpose, as being "wool-like" in staple length and feel.
The Wonalancet Co. was incorporated in 1905 by Harry Harmon Blunt in Nashua, NH. The company imported cotton from Piura and Lima, Peru, and from China; it was in existence at least into the mid 1970s.
Sample of carded Peruvian full rough, white cotton fiber; Wonalancet Co., NH; 1913. CARDED #1 FULL ROUGH WHITE PERUVIAN COTTON. Machined after carding and prepared for use of woolen and worsted mills, for mixing with wool. The bulk of Peruvian cotton is sold to woolen mills, either in the raw or carded state. [per 1913 Accession folder information]
The cost and long supply chain of wool imports into the US (which did not produce enough wool to meet domestic demand during the heyday of the American woolen industry) led manufacturers to explore substitutes and additives. Specific strains of Peruvian and Chinese cotton were exploited for this purpose, as being "wool-like" in staple length and feel.
The Wonalancet Co. was incorporated in 1905 by Harry Harmon Blunt in Nashua, NH. The company imported cotton from Piura and Lima, Peru, and from China; it was in existence at least into the mid 1970s.
Roll of wool top (carded fiber); M.J. Whittall, Worcester, MA; 1913. Gray wool fiber, carded into a roll, called "top". Ready for spinning process.
(Part of a collection of photographs and specimens illustrating the manufacture of Wilton and Brussels rugs and carpets.)
Matthew J. Whittall started in the textile business as a supervisor in Worcester's Crompton Rug Co. He opened his own business in 1874 and by WWI was the largest employer in Worcester, with 1500 workers in 15 buildings. The mills were sold in 1950.
