Accordion folded paper book with 35 printed cotton flannel samples in various designs, mostly in browns & blues. One sample unglued. Cover is white with red & black graphics: some Japanese lettering and a bird on a red sun. Designs dated 1904.
Marked on cover: Samples: " (/) Kyoto Cotton Flannel Co., (/) Limited (/) Kyoto, Japan." Dimensions: Approximately 10" x 5" closed.
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. Japan was beginning to be competitive internationally in the cotton textile market by 1904. The country would also become competitive in wool manufacturing and a highly important rayon producer by the 1930s.
Selvage width strip of woven wool apparel fabric, in pine green. Both selvages intact, but the pie"ce is not quite rectangular in shape - narrower in the center. Marked on white paper seal glued to fabric: "118/120 (/) 1.60 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr"
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.
Unevenly cut selvage width strip of woolen apparel fabric in black with white pinstripes. Badly deteriorating. Handwritten gold & white glued paper label: "From Roubaix, France, 20720 90/100 1 45 (/) grisaille bonhomme"
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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in pink worsted wool. One selvage. A whtie stripe woven into the selvage. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "108/10 ctm (/) 1 fe 55 (/) Roubaix Fr."
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.
Strip of woven wool apparel/suiting/coating fabric. Black and gray tweed with black stripes. Long pinked edge. Marked on red and white glued paper label: " 88/90 ctm (/) 0 fc 63 (/) Roubaix."
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.
Strip of woven wool flannel apparel fabric in a deep rose-pink. Uneven; wider at center. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "104/5 ctm (/) 1 fe (/) 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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in pine green. One long pinked edge. Marked on red and white glued paper label: " 94 ctm (/) 0 fe 92 (/) Roubaix Fr."
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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric; in a brown, beige, and rust colored tweed. A smaller piece pinned to one end. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "114/15 ctm (/) 1.81 fr (/) 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.
A selvage width sample of woven wool apparel fabric in medium blue, Both selvages intact. Narrow white stripe woven into the selvages. Handwritten glued white paper seal: "108/00 (/) 1.34 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr."
France was an important manufacturer of various qualities of woolen 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 French manufacturers.
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.
Sample of woolen apparel fabric, in pink, (Roubaix samples). Lightweight twill fabric from the u.s. Consulate in japan. 2 selvages. Eaten away in spots. Slick finished surface. Lavender pink, faded spot. Probably made in Roubaix.
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.
Unevenly cut selvage width sample strip of woolen apparel fabric in red with black & white textured stripes. Handwritten gold & white glued paper label: "From Roubaix, France, 19176. 90/0 1.27 (/) Voile chenille"
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.
Unevenly cut sample strip of woolen apparel fabric in red with black & white textured stripes. One selvage. Red and white glued paper label: "98/100 ctm (/) 1 fr. 27 (/) Roubaix, Fr".
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.
White silk thread twisted into a skein. Inside original cardboard display box with glass top with label written in Japanese? characters. The box is covered with green and white floral patterned paper. Box is similar to others found in the COnsular collection that hold silkworm cocoons.
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White silk thread twisted into a skein. Inside original cardboard display box with glass top with label written in Japanese? characters. The box is covered with green and white floral patterned paper. Box is similar to others found in the Consular collection that hold silkworm cocoons.
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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric, in green. Uneven, cut wider at center and tapering at ends. Hole near center edge. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "118/20 (/) 1 fe 50 (/) Roubaix Fr. (/) No. 150."
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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in Brown with multicolored tweed effect. Wider at one end. Part of glued paper label and fabric underneath eaten away. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "98/100 ctm (/) 0 fr 95 (/) 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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in teal blue, woven with a basket weave effect. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "108 ctm (/) 1 fr 96 (/) 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 strip of tightly woven wool apparel fabric, in maroon. Both selvages intact. A white stripe is woven into the selvages. Marked on white paper seal glued to fabric: "114/100 (/) 1.92 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr."
Roubaix was a premier weaving center in France; known for its woolens but producing fabrics of many qualities for both the domestic and export markets. This group of selvage width fabric samples was 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, in green. Both selvages intact, but the piece is not quite rectangular in shape - narrower in the center. Remains of a blue and white paper label glued near one end. Marked on white paper seal glued to fabric: "118/100 (/) 2.07 (/) 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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in a blue, white, and rust tweed. Part of glued paper label and fabric underneath eaten away. Smaller piece pinned on at one end. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "114 ctm (/) 1 fr 78 (/) 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.
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric in a green and red basket weave effect. White stripe woven into selvage. Wider at end with paper label.
Marked on red and white glued paper label: "98/100 ctm (/) 10 fr 45 (/) 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.
