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articles
Baldwin's Textile Designer
Berandine vs. Wool, ---. Baldwin's Textile Designer, Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 1889), 1 page. Posted January 25, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Nature, Composition, and Treatment of Animal and Vegetable Fibers, ---. Baldwin's Textile Designer, Vol. 2, No. 9 (September 1889), 1 page. Posted January 25, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 560 KB PDF
Chambers's Encyclopedia
Fibre, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia Supplement, 1881, 2 pages. Posted February 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 626 KB PDF
Shoddy, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia Supplement, 1881, 1 page. Posted February 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
Silk-Cotton, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia Supplement, 1881, 1 page. Posted February 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures
Fibre, ---. Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Manfactures, 1853, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Domestic Encyclopedia
Filament, ---. Domestic Encyclopedia, 1821, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1st ed.
Asbestos, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 1st ed., 1771, 1 page. Posted March 8, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.
Abaca, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 392 KB PDF
Agave, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted February 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 484 KB PDF
Asbestos, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 2 pages. Posted February 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 556 KB PDF
Cane, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 464 KB PDF
Coir, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Nettle, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted February 10, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Palm, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 4 pages. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 972 KB PDF
Shoddy, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted February 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 476 KB PDF
Straw and Straw Manufacture, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
English Encyclopedia
Fibre, Vegetable, ---. English Encyclopedia, 1867, 1 page. Posted February 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 MB PDF
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Value of Bamboo as a Fiber, ---. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1 page. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist
Fibre Industry in Hawaii: Banana Fibre, ---. Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturalist, Vol. 1 (1904), 10 pages. Posted November 5, 2004. CD (HWDA11). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 948 KB PDF
Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Asbestus, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 453 KB PDF
Baleen, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Coir, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Cotton-izing Fiber, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 7, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
[Fiber], ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 10 pages. Note: Collected short articles. Posted August 4, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 508 KB PDF
Flock Cutter, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Flock Duster, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Flock-grinding Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF
Flocking Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Mineral Cotton, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Retting, Rotting, Rating, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Sliver, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary
Asbestos, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 2 pages. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 472 KB PDF
Asbestos Felt, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Mohair, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Manufacturer and Builder
Spinning and Weaving Glass, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, 1881, 1 page. Posted February 6, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 796 KB PDF
To Remove Stains from LinenRossendale Camel-Hair Belting, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, 1891, 1 page. Posted February 6, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 664 KB PDF
Melliand
Identification of Fibers, Gordon, H. B. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 6 (September 1931), 4 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Identification of Fibers: The Hair Fibers, Part 1, Gordon, H. B. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 9 (December 1931), 3 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 956 KB PDF
Identification of Fibers: The Hair Fibers, Part 2, Gordon, H. B. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 11 (February 1932), 3 pages. Posted January 9, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Distortion Phenomena in Bast Fibers, Jancke, W. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 7 (October 1930), 3 pages. Posted August 13, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 684 KB PDF
Structure of the Cells of Vegetable Fibers, Part 1, Luedtke, M. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 8 (November 1930), 6 pages. Posted October 4, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Structure of the Cells of Vegetable Fibers, Part 2, Luedtke, M. The Melliand, Vol. 2, No. 9 (December 1930), 6 pages. Posted August 19, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 984 KB PDF
Microscopic Study of Alpaca Fibers, Schenker, H. S. and Louis S. Potsdamer. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 4 (July 1931), 3 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.5 MB PDF
Minnesota Weaver
The Rigid Heddle - Fibers for the Frameloom, Rither, Gloria. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 3 No. 7 (April 1978), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 580 KB PDF
New International Encyclopedia
Coir, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Cotton, Artificial, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Crotalaria, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Fibre, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 3 pages. Posted February 10, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 648 KB PDF
Hemp Palm, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 14, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Henequen, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 14, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Indian Hemp, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Nettle, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 476 KB PDF
Shoddy, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 6 pages. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Ottuv Slovnik Naucný [Scientific Dictionary]
Vlákno [Fiber], ---. Ottuv Slovník Naucný [Scientific Dictionary], 1897, 3 pages. Posted August 19, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 624 KB PDF
Popular Science Monthly
Vegetable Fibers of the Philippine Islands, Edwards, H. Taylor. Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 76 (1905), 9 pages. Posted October 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Posselt's Textile Journal
Testing of Textile Fibres, Yarns, and Fabrics, Part 1, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 4 pages. Posted February 14, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF
Testing of Textile Fibres, Yarns, and Fabrics, Part 2, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 2 pages. Posted February 17, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 972 KB PDF
Testing of Textile Fibres, Yarns, and Fabrics, Part 3, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 1 page. Posted February 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 528 KB PDF
Rees's Cyclopaedia
Abaca, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted March 6, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Agave, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 2 pages. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 600 KB PDF
Amianthus, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 2 pages. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 664 KB PDF
Asbestus, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 452 KB PDF
Cane, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Coir, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Nettle, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted March 2, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 484 KB PDF
Straw, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 3 pages. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 680 KB PDF
Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
Textile Fibres of the Pacific States, Flint, Wilson. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, 1864, 17 pages. Posted February 21, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
Textiles
Identification of Textile Fibers, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, Vol. 15, No. 3 (September 1919), 2 pages. Posted February 15, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 588 KB PDF
Identification of Textile Fibers, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, 1915, 1 page. Posted June 3, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 568 KB PDF
The Identification of Textile Fibers, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, Vol. 15, 2 pages. Posted December 19, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 676 KB PDF
The Identification of Textile Fibers, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, Vol. 15, 2 pages. Posted December 19, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 704 KB PDF
The Identification of Textile Fibers, Part 1, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, July 1919, 2 pages. Note: One in a series of articles that probably started in an earlier volume. Part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 640 KB PDF
The Identification of Textile Fibers, Part 2, Matos, Louis J. Textiles, August 1919, 1 page. Note: One in a series of articles that probably started in an earlier volume. Part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 500 KB PDF
Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas
Fiber, ---. Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas, 1902, 4 pages. Posted January 21, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 868 KB PDF
Zell's Encyclopedia
Cocoa, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 22, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF
Crotalaria, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 22, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Fibre, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted January 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 448 KB PDF
Mohair, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 23, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
books
Muller, Theodore. Industrial Fiber Plants of the Philippines, Manila Bureau of Printing, 1913, 197 pages. Posted June 6, 2004. CD (HWDA07). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 11.1 MB PDF
Royle, J. Forbes. The Fibrous Plants of India, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1855, 432 pages. Posted September 22, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 9.5 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 10.2 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 9.2 MB PDF.
monographs
Von Bergen, Werner and Krauss, Walter. Textile Fiber Atlas, Amrican Wool Handbook Co., 1942, 67 pages. Posted April 22, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 10.9 MB PDF
patents
Looms, general and miscellaneous
Vorrichtung für Handwebstühle zum Fachbilden undAnschlagen des Schussfadens mittels eines Fachbildungsblattes [Handloom Device for Opening the Shed and Beating the Weft by Means of a Shedding Reed], DE191713, The Linen Thread Co., Ltd. in Glasgow. July 6, 1906, 8 pages.
Note: PDF provided by Lora Burgress. Posted May 22, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 828 KB PDF
Fiber processing mechanisms
Rotting Fiber, US00041825, Billings, G. W.. March 8, 1864, 3 pages. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 528 KB PDF
Fibers
Apparatus for Use in the Productino of Textile Fibers or Filaments from Solutions of Cellulose, or of Other Material from which Fibers or Filaments Can Be Formed, and for Twisting and Putting into Coil Form Such or Other Fibers or Filaments, US00702382, Topham, C. F.. June 10, 1902, 4 pages. Posted January 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 688 KB PDF
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