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Chambers's Encyclopedia

Calendering, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia Supplement, 1881, 1 page. Posted February 4, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF


Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.

Laundry, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 464 KB PDF


Mangle, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted March 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF


Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary

Blanket Washer, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF


Calendering, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 19, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF


Calendering Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 19, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 440 KB PDF


Ironing Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF


[Laundry], ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Note: Collected short articles. Posted August 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF


Mangle, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 2 pages. Posted September 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 484 KB PDF


Rinsing Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF


Wool-Washing Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF


Wringing Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF


Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary

Calendring Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF


Clothes Washer, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF


Interior of a French Laundry, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 512 KB PDF


Ironing Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 480 KB PDF


Laundry Stove, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF


Wool Washing Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 676 KB PDF


Minnesota Weaver

Notes on Textile Conservation, Hilts, Pat. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 6 No. 5 (January 1981), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 612 KB PDF


February Program- Textile Preservation, Searle, Karen. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 6 (March 1979), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 503 KB PDF


Needlecraft Magazine

What Other Needleworkers Have Found Out, ---. Needlecraft, Vol. XI No. 1 (September 1919), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Comb. Posted September 3, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 535 KB PDF


New International Encyclopedia

Calendering, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 10, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF


Laundry Machinery, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 3 pages. Posted February 23, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 668 KB PDF


Mangle, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 24, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF


People's Friend

Cleaning Scarlet Cloth, ---. People's Friend, 1872, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF


Cleaning Silk, ---. People's Friend, 1872, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF


Mildew on Cotton Cloth, ---. People's Friend, 1872, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF


Scouring Fancy Shawls, ---. People's Friend, 1872, 1 page. Posted June 17, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF


Rees's Cyclopaedia

Laundry, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 3 pages. Posted February 23, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 680 KB PDF


Scientific American

Improved Washing Machine, ---. Scientific American, November 20, 1897, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. CD (HWDA08). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 524 KB PDF


Zell's Encyclopedia

Mangle, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 23, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF


monographs

Linton, George E. Textiles: Care and Testing, International Correspondence Schools, 1955, 80 pages. Note: Copyright expired. Posted September 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 5.1 MB PDF


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