Finishing Processes For Cotton Fabrics.

Finishing Processes For Cotton Fabrics.

David G. Norton. (Of James Farmer Norton & Co)

Published by Sir James Farmer Norton & Co, Ltd., Adelphi Iron Works, salford.

129 pages with 35 of these being full page photo plates of the various machinery used in cloth making + full page diagrams and also the chemical compounds used to make the colours detailed. 8 tipped in cloth sample pieces. Red cloth darkened with ingrained dustiness, corner bumped and pages 94-100 have top corner fold lines and some dustiness at creases. contents all tight and except for the above very good. *Begun in the mid-19th century was at Adelphi St from 1852. made cotton machines until 1961, employed over 600 people at this time.