Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns
ManufacturerManufactured by
Richards
(Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)
Datec. 1986
Object NameSample
Mediumcard, yarn (82% cotton, 16% Dralon, 2% nylon)
ClassificationsTextile Industry
Dimensions29 x 21cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2011 from Libraries and Information Services.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS087963
About MeGrey A4 card folder marked "Richards plc / SPINNERS OF KNITWEAR EFFECT YARNS / PO Box 71 Aberdeen AB9 8DT / Telephone 0224 630243 / Telex 73101" on the front cover. A card of sample yarns is secured inside the folder with an adhesive, with the yarn identified with a yarn number, and a sample of knitted yarns is also secured inside the front cover with an adhesive.A printed label inside cover reads: "KW 249 FANTASCO / 1.8 wstd. Nm 2.1 / 82% Cotton, 16% Dralon, 2% Nylon / FANTASCO earns its name as a fantasy yarn in cotton / with the multi-coloured tangles and twists which dramatically / hits the new mood for surface interest.".
Yarn numbers: 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, 1552, 1553.
