The story of artificial silk

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Identifikator:: 1765923751

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-146069

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Casson, Herbert Newton http://d-nb.info/gnd/118814435

Title:: The story of artificial silk

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Efficiency Magazine

Year of publication:: [1928]

Scope:: xiii S., S. 17 - 130

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The vast possibilities of the artificial silk trade

Collection:: Economics Books

THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SILK than there were before the war. There are 200,000,000 fewer than in 1895. Sheep are being squeezed out, all over the world, by cattle and farmers. There is less and less wild land for sheep to graze on. Argentina has only half as many as it had 30 years ago. Even Australia has only 80,000,000 sheep, whereas it had 120,000,000 in 1895. Flocks are decreasing everywhere. The world crop is running about 1,000,000 bales short. Wool is climbing up to an impossible price. Already Artificial Silk yarns are being used to brighten woollen fabrics. They give a special lightness and brightness to them, that greatly increases their saleability. In 1924, the displacement of wool by Artificial Silk rose to 165,000,000 lbs., says Sir William Bulmer. This was about 6 per cent. of the wool production. Also, and here is the main fact for wool men to consider, there is now a TUBULAR yarn made of Artificial Silk. This may well be called ARTIFICIAL WOOL. Its trade name is CELTA. It gives warmth, as wool does. It is very suitable for under- rg

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