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Brooks, Christopher Parkinson.
Wool, Wool Scouring, Wool Drying, Burr Picking, Carbonizing, Wool Mixing, Wool Oiling, Woolen Carding, Woolen Spinning, Woolen and Worsted Warp Preparation.
Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, 1923. International Library of Technology 79.
viii, 33, 39, 18, 25, 16, 31, 15, 44, 35, 59, 88, 28, 49, xviii p., index, line drawings & diagrams throughout. "A series of textbooks for persons engaged in engineering professions, trades, and vocational occupations or for those who desire information concerning them. Fully illustrated." Green cloth, red faux-leather spine decorated in gold; covers & spine a bit spotted; VG+. Stock#25126.
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Brooks, Christopher Parkinson.
Ring Frames, Cotton Mules, Twisters, Spoolers, Beam Warpers, Slashers, Chain Warping.
Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, 1923. International Library of Technology 77.
vii, 41, 32, 88, 28, 37, 27, 30, 57, 36, 49, xi p., index, illus. throughout (line drawings & diagrams). "A series of textbooks for persons engaged in engineering professions, trades, and vocational occupations or for those who desire information concerning them. Fully illustrated." Green cloth, red faux-leather spine stamped in gold; fine. Stock#25125.
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Item number: 25125.
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Chase, William H. (Henry), 1869- .
Five Generations of Loom Builders.
Publisher: Hopedale, Mass., Draper Corp. [1950] Printed by University Press, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
xi, 87 p., 23 text figures incl. photos & illus., portrait photos; 23.5 cm. Title continues: A Story of Loom Building from the Days of the Craftsmanship of the Hand Loom Weaver to the Modern Automatic Loom of Draper Corporation. With a Supplement on the Origin and Development of the Arts of Spinning and Weaving. Stock#40234. Vg, green cloth boards/ no dj.
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Item number: 40234.
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Chittick, James, 1861- .
Silk Manufacturing and its Problems.
Publisher: New York, Published by James Chittick, 1913.
432, 132a p.; tables, 23 cm. 'Being a Series of Papers on Important Questions of Interest to All Those Engaged in the Manufacture and Distribution of Silks and Other Textiles'. 'Selecting a Location for a Mill', Chapter One, includes a section on the importance of the labor question, the Age Limit for Children. This copy has bookplate of Royal Weaving Co. Pawtucket, R.I. Stock# 39174. Good+ copy, some wearing along edges/ no dj.
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Item number: 39174.
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Duran, Leo.
Raw Silk. A Practical Handbook for the Buyer.
Publisher: N. Y., Silk Publishing House, 1913.
179 p. "A Study of Raw Silk Production and Filatures in European and Asiatic Countries; The Condition of Business on all the Great Markets of the World; A Complete Description of the Management of an Italian Filature; How to Establish Agencies and Inspect Raw Silk in China and Japan." Red library cloth; ex Boston Public Library with the usual stamps; VG. Stock#24874.
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AUD 41.67 | CAD 42.59 | EUR 32.20 | GBP 27.24 | JPY 3,863.64 | MXN 472.22 | ZAR 382.88 |
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Item number: 24874.
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Garland, H. P. (Harry Parsons), 1859-1935.
The Water Buffalo, Often Called the Mud Buffalo. Its Characteristics and Habits.
Publisher: Saco, Maine, Garland Manufacturing Co. [1922].
51 p., photos; 24.5 cm. Title continues: together with a description of the preparation of its hide for making rawhide loom pickers. Vg, tan boards, pictorial front cover; brown cloth spine; green ink owner name on flyleaf. Stock#33787.
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AUD 29.41 | CAD 30.06 | EUR 22.73 | GBP 19.23 | JPY 2,727.27 | MXN 333.33 | ZAR 270.27 |
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Item number: 33787.
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Matthews, J. Merritt.
Bleaching and Related Processes as Applied to Textile Fibers and Other Materials.
Publisher: Chemical Catalog Co., NY, 1921.
xi, 676 p., index, illus., charts & diagrams; 23.5 cm. "This volume has been written primarily for the textile chemist and the actual operative in the mill." Stock#33689. Vg, brown cloth; slight wear to extremities/ no dj.
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Item number: 33689.
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Montgomery, Florence M
Printed Textiles : English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850 / Florence M. Montgomery
Publisher: New York, Viking Press / A Winterthur Book, 1970.
379 p., illus., 12 col. plates, index, 28.5 cm "Catalogue": p. 111-359. In the catalogue section, more than 400 examples of printed textiles from the Winterthur Museum Collection are described in detail. Bibliography: p. 361-371. Arntzen / Rainwater P672. Stock# 43,797. Vg, the original owner signed his/her name in large (1 1/4 inch high in places) red magic marker on the front fly and New York August 1970 in same sprawl on facing inner cover / dj vg.
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Item number: 43797.
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Saco-Lowell Shops, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts.
Textile Machinery with Special Reference to the Improved Drawing Frames... built by Saco-Lowell Shops.
Publisher: Boston, Saco-Lowell Shops [1923?].
24, 65 p., illus., 18 cm. "Catalogue of Parts of Improved Drawing Frames" (pp.1 - 65, second count). This seems to be one of a series of small specialized catalogs issued by this manufacturer of textile machinery which celebrated its centenary in 1923. Stock#39584. Vg/ no dj.
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Item number: 39584.
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Report of Commission To Investigate Problems of the Cotton Textile Industry.
Publisher: Providence, Oxford Press, 1935.
13 p., 23 cm. In 1934, 28,569 cotton textile workers in the North earned $0.41453 per hour in wages, while in the South 55,211 workers averaged $0.35074 per hour. This 6.379-cent difference meant $2.55 per week. The Commission urged Rhode Island congressmen to get the South to pay better wages. Stock#42115. Vg / paper.
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AUD 14.71 | CAD 15.03 | EUR 11.36 | GBP 9.62 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 166.67 | ZAR 135.14 |
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Item number: 42115.
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