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- Title
The Early American Textile Dyer: Chemist and Entrepreneur.
- Authors
Pratt, Herbert T.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the history of the textile industry in the U.S. It discusses the background and processing operations of American Dyers in the 18th century. It provides a description of the dye house and discusses several chemical compound that the early American dyers used in dyeing. It also cites where the coloring matters or dyes were made of, which are classified as substantive or adjective dyes. Moreover, it discusses the early American dyers' process and quality control in dyeing as well as their social and professional standing in the community.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DYES &; dyeing; DYERS; DOMESTIC dyes &; dyeing; DYEING machines; COLOR in the textile industries; HISTORY of the textile industry; TEXTILE workers; COLORING matter; HISTORY
- Publication
Textile Chemist & Colorist, 1993, Vol 25, Issue 5, p13
- ISSN
0040-490X
- Publication type
Article