Ashenhurst, Thomas R.

Design in Textile Fabrics

Cassell & Company 1885 viii, 248 + [8]-ads, 10 col plates, 106 figs. . HB. Small 8vo, orig cloth, rubbed, slightly worn. Offsetting from text to a few plates. Publisher's printed presentation label to endpaper; stamp of 'The London Society for the Extension of University Teaching', established to bring university-level education to the wider public, particularly in the London area.. Second edition. Manuals of Technology..

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Book number: S62747

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Bayer

Färbungen auf Sisalgarn / The Dyeing of Sisal Yarn / Teintures sur Filé de Sisal

Bayer c 1960s 44, . . HB. Vg.. A rare and visually striking trade publication from Bayer, the renowned German chemical company known for its pioneering work in synthetic dyes. This bound volume features an extensive collection of mounted pattern cards with dyed sisal yarn samples, organized by dye type and shade range.Includes 99 shades in total: Shades 1–48: dyed with acid dyestuffs, Shades 49–83: dyed with Sirius Supra and Sirius dyestuffs, Shades 84–99: dyed with Benzo dyestuffs.Introductory text presented in German, English, and French..

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Book number: S43624

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Bean, Percy; McCleary, William

The Chemistry and Practice of Finishing. A Practical Treatise on the Bleaching & Finishing of Cotton Goods for Whites, Dyes, and Prints

Kirkham & Pratt 1905 xx, 564, xvii, 18 plates (16 folding), 45 pattern cards (92 swatches). . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, front joint split, board almost detached, spine flapping, front free endpaper removed. With ink stamp of the British Cotton & Wool Dyers Association with signature of A. Hoegger, Executive Director. (The British Cotton & Wool Dyers Assocation acquired the firm Kerr & Hoegger, dyers, in 1900). Fair.. First edition. Includes 45 pattern cards, 13 white patterns, 23 dyed patterns, 9 printed pattern (92 textile swatches)..

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Book number: S62641

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Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning

The Coal Tar Colours of Farbwerke Vorm. Meister Lucius & Bruning Hoechst on Main Germany Applied in Calico Printing

Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning 1908 ix, 419, b/w frontis, over 600 colour swatches and samples, 25 text figs. . HB. Imp. 8vo (274x200mm), orig. half cloth worn, backstrip detached but present, front hinge strained and slack; patterened endpapers based on company 'Nassau lion' logo. Occasional light offsetting from swatches. Bookplate of The Chemists' Club, a private club in New York whose members are research and industrial chemists.. Rare in complete state with all swatches present. A richly illustrated technical manual on the dyeing of calico, (unbleached and untreated cotton fabric) issued by one of the foremost German chemical manufacturers of the early 20th century. Founded in 1863 in Höchst near Frankfurt by Carl Meister, Eugen Lucius, and Ludwig Brüning, the company Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning was internationally renowned for its pioneering work in the synthesis of aniline dyes (Coal tar colours), which revolutionised the textile industry. This volume is complete with over 600 colour swatches. It served both as a marketing tool and a practical guide for textile professionals of the era, showing precise effects of dyes under varied conditions and mordants.Sample book no. 683..

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Book number: S62679

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Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning

Manuel de la Teinture du Coton et des Autres Fibres Vegetales. Tome I-III

Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning 1907 vi, 238; [ii], 129; v, 210, 2 b/w frontispieces, over 1,000 colour swatches and samples, 62 text figs. . HB. 3 vols, imp. 8vo (274x200mm), orig. half cloth, minor wear to extemities, gilt titles to spines. Patterened endpapers based on company 'Nassau lion' logo. Small ink stamps of École supérieure physique de chimie, 10, rue Vauquelin, Paris to title pages. Lacking only one fabric sample in Tome II, page 111, otherwise complete.. Text French. A rare and richly illustrated technical manual on the dyeing of cotton and other natural fibers, issued by one of the foremost German chemical manufacturers of the early 20th century. Founded in 1863 in Höchst near Frankfurt by Carl Meister, Eugen Lucius, and Ludwig Brüning, the company Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning was internationally renowned for its pioneering work in the synthesis of aniline dyes, which revolutionised the textile industry. These exceptional volumes are profusely illustrated with over a thousand mounted colour swatches, demonstrating the application of synthetic dyes on a wide variety of natural fibres. Included are dyed samples of cotton in many forms: calico, velvet, flannel, lining and ball gown fabrics, corset and apron cloth, damask, men's suiting, and cotton lace—alongside examples destined for bedding, table linens, curtains, and hand towels. The work also presents dyed specimens of hemp, jute, raffia, and straw. A superb and visually striking work documenting the state of early 20th-century industrial dyeing practices.Sample book no. 684..

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Book number: S62643

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Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning

Manuel de la Teinture de la Laine. Tome I+III

Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning 1910 [vi],184; iv, 203, 3 b/w plates, over 500 colour swatches and yarn samples. . HB. 2 vols, imp. 8vo (274x200mm), orig. half cloth, minor wear to extemities, gilt titles to spines. Patterened endpapers based on company 'Nassau lion' logo. Occasional light offsetting from swatches. Small ink stamps of École supérieure physique de chimie, 10, rue Vauquelin, Paris to title pages. All samples for these two volumes are present.. Text French. A rare technical manual on wool dyeing, issued by the Paris branch of Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, one of the leading German chemical manufacturers of the early 20th century. Founded in 1863 in Höchst near Frankfurt, the firm gained international acclaim for its groundbreaking work in aniline dye synthesis, which transformed the textile industry. Included here are Vol. I and III (of three), richly illustrated with over 500 colour swatches and dyed yarn samples. These demonstrate the practical application of synthetic dyes on a wide range of wool-based materials, including hosiery, crochet threads, trimmings, drapery, tailoring fabrics, plush wool, upholstery textiles, felt, wool-silk blends, and hat felt. An exceptional and rare reference work, Manuel de la Teinture de la Laine offers a detailed and vibrant record of early 20th-century dyeing techniques and fabric samples..Sample book no. 685..

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Book number: S62716

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Leopold Cassella & Co.

The Printing of Cotton Fabrics with the Dyestuffs of Leopold Cassella & Co G.m.b.h. Frankfort o.M.

Leopold Cassella & Co. 1905 xi, 152, 329 swatches on 16 pattern sheets and throughout text. . HB. 8vo, half cloth, stamp of Brown & Forth, a chemical company in Manchester to endpapers. Includes 329 fabric swatches (complete). Vg.. Scarce trade publication detailing early 20th-century textile dyeing techniques using the products of Leopold Cassella & Co., a firm originally founded in 1798 by Leopold Cassella (1766-1847) for the import and sale of natural dyestuffs and coloured woods. The company later became a leading manufacturer of synthetic dyes. In 1904, it merged with Farbenwerke Hoechst, a key development on the path to becoming, by 1914, the world’s largest producer of synthetic dyes. A valuable document of industrial, chemical and fashion history..

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Book number: S62707

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Crookes, William

A Practical Handbook of Dyeing and Calico-Printing

Longmans, Green, and Co. 1874 xvi, 730, [1] + 24 (publisher's catalogue), 11 plates, 47 specimens of dyed and printed fabrics, 38 woodcuts to text. . HB. 8vo, orig. plum cloth, bevelled boards, slightly mottled to front cover, light wear to extremities, corner bumped. Binding cracked between two gatherings at rear with rear sections starting, but still holding firm. Occasional light offsetting from fabric samples. Small name stamp to title page. Good.. First edition. Includes 47 tipped in samples of dyed and printed fabrics..

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Book number: S62604

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Felkin, William

A History of the Machine-Wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufactures

W. Metcalfe 1867 xxvi, [2], 559, 22 plates (5 folding). . HB. 8vo, orig.cloth, worn, head of rear hinge split. Name to half-title page. Light foxing.. Subscriber's copy. This work is noted in the history of printing for the use an offset nature printing process to produce the illustrations of lace, (four printed in blue ink, two printed in black). The lace plates were produced by A. Goater, who also used this unusal technique in Christopher Dresser's famous "Studies in Design"..

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Book number: S62761

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Knecht, E.; Rawson, C.; Loewenthal, R.

A Manual of Dyeing: For the Use of Practical Dyers, Manufacturers, Students, and All Interested in the Art of Dyeing. Vol. I-II [and] [Vol. III] Specimens of Dyed Fabrics

Charles Griffin & Company 1893, 1925 x, [ii], 403; [iv], (530); [iii], 24 pattern sheets (144 swatches), text figs, 5 folding tables. . HB. 3 vols, 8vo, orig. plum cloth, rubbed, minor wear, old damp stain to rear board of Vol. II; inner hinges to Vols I & III cracked but firm; final two pattern sheets loose. Good.. Mixed editions: Vol. I and III, first editions (1893), Vol. II, 8th edition (1925). The third volume contains the pattern plates with 144 dyed fabric swatches and is particularly scarce.A review of this work published in Nature, 1893 stated that it was ‘a substantial contribution to an important branch of technology’ and that ‘that the subject is handled in a more scientific way than has hitherto been the case in such works’, noting that at this time ‘so little is known about the scientific relationship between a colouring-matter and the fabric which is dyed thereby’ and lamented that ‘the subject of dyeing has still to be taught as an art rather than as a science’..

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Book number: S62697

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Rothwell, C.F.Seymour

The Printing of Textile Fabrics: A Practical Manual on the Printing of Cotton, Woolen, Silk, and Half-silk Fabrics

Charles Griffin and Company 1897 xi, [1], 312, 50 text figs (7 folding). . HB. 8vo, orig cloth, rear hinge cracked but firm. Vg. Includes 109 remarkably bright fabric swatches (all present) of patterns printed on cotton, wool, half-silk and miscellaneous patterns on cotton.. Scarce. Charles Frederick Seymour Rothwell was a Fellow of the Chemical Society, chemist at the Dinting Vale Print works and lecturer on calico and delaine printing at the Municipal Technical School, Manchester..

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Book number: S62696

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Sansone, Antonio

The Printing of Cotton Fabrics, Comprising Calico Bleaching, Printing, and Dyeing

Abel Heywood & Son 1887 vi, [2], 385,[14] adverts, frontis, 19 b/w plates (15 folding) 13 figs, 8 pattern plates.. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, wear to spine, front hinge cracked but firm. Small tear to centre of front endpaper. Good. Bradford Technical College prize bookplate dated 1895, signed by its founder and president, Sir Henry Mitchell (1824-1898). All 42 fabric swatches present. Two cuttings enclosed from The Textile Manufacturer a Practical Journal for Mill owners, Machinists, Dyers, Calico Printers etc: A New Method of Photographic Dyeing and Printing, October 1890; and The Turkey Red Oils: Their Manufacture, and Their use in Dyeing and Printing, March 1891.. Antonio Sansone (1853-1928) was Director of the School of Dyeing at the Manchester Technical School..

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Book number: S62731

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Smith, David

The English Dyer: with instructions showing how to dye 150 shades on cotton yarns in the hank; 50 shades on cotton wool; 150 shades on worsted yarns; 100 shades on animal wool; and 50 shades on silk in the skein.

Palmer and Howe 1882 xxxii, 340, c. 400 dyed samples of cotton, wool and silk. . HB. 8vo, orig. quarter leather, gilt title to spine; some wear to head and foot of spine. Owner's name to endpaper, corner clipped from endpaper. Good.. First edition. Rare. David Smith (18191-892), a Halifax-based dyer and manufacturing chemist, established his own firm in 1867 and worked at the critical juncture between the age of natural dyes and the rise of synthetic colourants. This practical manual reflects that transition, containing examples of both traditional and new aniline dyes. In the preface, Smith proudly affirms: 'I have dyed every pattern in this work with my own hands...' - a testament to the personal craftsmanship underpinning this industrial art..

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Book number: S62603

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Keywords: Dyes and Dyeing; Swatches; Textiles