Shoddy. From devil's dust to the renaissance of rags
Details:
- Author(s) Shell, Hanna R
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2020
- Pages 272pp
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Place Published Chicago IL
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Deals with the recycling of woollen rags and fabric clippings and their processing to produce fabric for use in clothing, upholstery, household textiles, etc. Cover period from 19th century in England to the international industry in recent years