The story of artificial silk

Bibliographic data

Monograph

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

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: A marvellous caterpillar

Collection:: Economics Books

THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SILK in making silk goods. They had very little machinery. You can still see a few of the old craftsmen at work with their crude machines. They make ‘‘ Spitalfields Squares ”’ for men's ties. There is still a strong demand for these home- spun. squares, as they are regarded as curi- osities. They are in the same class with antiques. They are made of the purest silk and wear for many years—" for ever,” the old weavers sav. Such was the origin of the silk trade. As you can see, it could never grow into a trade that would benefit the great mass of the people. There were not enough silkworms. There never could be enough. Silkworms are delicate little creatures. They have diseases that destroy them. One of these diseases is Muscardine, caused by tiny germs entering their air-tubes. Another is Pebrine, which has at times caused a loss of £4,000,000 a year in France. And another disease is Grasserie, a sort of dropsy. Pasteur showed the French people how to prevent these diseases, but they are still liable to occur at any time. 22

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: The story of artificial silk

Monograph

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation