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Description: | [Manuscript sample record books (7) relating to cloth dyeing in West Yorkshire. 7 vols, 1927 May-1935 Mar. Consecutive volumes contain ms. notes re dye testing, testing of oils, acids, soaps etc., grease extraction, water analysis and boiler water tests. They give copious analyses, as well as recipes for dyeing particular textiles, mainly woolstuffs for carpets and upholstery. Stuck in are hundreds of actual dyed samples, with instructions for achieving the colours, their fastness and suitablility for the specific use of the fabric. England, of Quarmby near Huddersfield, worked at Calder Mills, Dewsbury] | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | Ms. notebooks (with samples) | Temporal: | 1927-1935 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | England, George | Identifier: | 1998-888 | Go to resource |
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