WATERPROOF “COTTONS.”
LONDON, December 6. Britain developed during the war a fabric woven from cotton which is spun in such a way as to .make it waterproof, said Sir John Anderson, in a speech at Manchester. The fibres in the new fabric swelled when moistened, permitting the passage of air and keeping.out rain. Britain was producing - this fabric in large quantities.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1945, Page 5
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