NEW WOOL FABRIC.
LIKE ARTIFICIAL SJLK. SHOWN TO NEW.- ZEALANDERS. LONDON. lunar 25. A party of 17 New Zealand wool growers and buyers" were guided by Dr. S. Barber through the British, Wool Research Association's laboratories at Torridon. He astonished them by showing scintillating silver wool exactly liks glossly artificial silk. Dr. Barber said the association was trying to produce a fabric that would appeal to women who demanded a woollen fabric whiqh did not tickle the skin.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300627.2.93
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20601, 27 June 1930, Page 13
Word Count
78NEW WOOL FABRIC. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20601, 27 June 1930, Page 13
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in