A FOOTWEAR BOON.
SOCKS THAI WON’T SHRINK United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright". LONDON, September 25 The production, of unshrinkable wool yarn, socks made of which will not grow smaller, even after repeated washings, amazed New Zealanders at Denham dining an inspection of the J orridon YY 00l Research station by delegates to the British CoYnmonwealth Scientific Congress. Drs. Phillips and Carter demonstrated a new process of treating wool at any stage by chlorine gas to make it unshrinkable.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13371, 26 September 1936, Page 5
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78A FOOTWEAR BOON. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13371, 26 September 1936, Page 5
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