Wellington Sears handbook of Industrial Textiles

Wellington Sears Company, Inc., New York, first edition, 1963. Cloth, silver cover titles, 8vo, 22 cm,. x, 757 pp, ills. From the introduction: "the new Handbook is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference source and guide for purchasing agents, engineers, production executives, research and development specialists, designers, sales engineers, educators, students, and others who require the latest scientific and technical information on industrial textiles. The publishers of this book have long specialized in fabrics for industry. The predecessor firm of Wellington Sears Company was a ship chandlery founded in Boston in 1845. A major part of its business was in canvas for the sails of clipper ships and whalers. In 1887 Wellington Sears became selling agents for the West Point Mfg. Co. Together they pioneered many fields but always their greatest efforts and successes were directed to fabrics for industry - every segment of industry." Contents: 1 Classification and Preparation of Natural Fibers; 2 Classification and Manufacture of Man-Made Fibers; 3 Yarn Manufacturing; 4 Fabric Manufacturing and Finishing Processes; 5 Fabric Constructions; 6 Industrial Fabric End Uses; 7 Fiber Properties; 8 Yarn Nomenclature, Properties, and Technology; 9 Fabric Properties and Technology; 10 Physical Test Methods; 11 Chemical Test Methods; Appendix; Bibliography; Index. Good.