IMITATION SILK.
The difficulty which arose a few years ago out of the introduction of flannelette as a substitute for flannel is likely to be repeated on an aggravated scale by the production of an article which Bucsessfully imitates silk. The new fabric is such a close imitation that even experts are deceived by it; and as that is the case the public will soon be in danger of buying a " shoddy" fabric at the price of the genuine article A quantity of the material imported under the name of " silk canvas" has recently, says the Melbourne Aye, given rise to the question of liability to Customs duty. As the matter could not be decided on the appearance of the cloth, an analysis made, and showed that although the*material had all the look of silk, it really contained no silk at all. It therefore escapes duty, there being no provision in the tariff applicable to such a material.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9763, 26 June 1897, Page 7
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