Book, The History of Wool and Woolcombing
Maker
Burnley, James
Production date
1889
Object detail
Brief Description
A book written by James Burnley titled: The History of Wool and Woolcombing. Published in 1889. Chapters on wool include: The Raw Material; Wool and its uses in Ancient Times; The Growth and Vicissitudes of the wool industries; Wool and its manufacturing processes; The Cartwright era; The Transition Period; The Decline and extinction of the Handcomber; The Introduction on the Square Motion Principle; Further Developments of the Square Motion; The Noble Machine. The book contains black and white illustrations.
Maker
Production date
1889
Production place
Media/Materials description
A hard covered leather covered book. Gold embossing on the cover and the spine. Printed pages inside, black ink on paper.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 235 x 160mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1889
Credit line
gifted by Williams & Kettle Ltd
Other number(s)
m2007/86, 58540
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