Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing
Man, woman and small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture. Substitution of wheel for hand combing meant more of fleece could be used. Cheaper and coarser form of worsted resulted. Wood engraving circa 1845
Picture No
13907479
Media ID
48530517
Size
4500px x 4417px
(3.6MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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Cheaper Combing Fleece Meant Mechanisation Resulted Staple Substitution Worsted
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