Title
TOPS A New American Industry - A Study in the Development of the American Worsted Manufacture
Created by the Arlington Mills, the book covers the genesis of American worsted manufacture, the specialization of the worsted industry, description of the new TOP mill, the solvent process for cleaning wool, the hygroscope property of wool (the moisture retained by wool), how TOPS will be sold, the mechanical advance of the worsted manufacture, products of the Arlington Mills, Jacquard designs, the first carding engine built in America, facts about the property of the Arlington Mills.
* Definition of TOPS - an old Anglo_Saxon word meaning a tuft or ball at the point or top of anything. In the worsted manufacture, a bunch or bundle of long-stapled combed wool, or 'sliver' ready for the spinner. It is claimed that the child's to, a top (topf) is a kindred word.
Publisher
Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass U.S.A
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Rights
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