Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns
ManufacturerManufactured by
Richards
(Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)
Datec. 1987
Object NameSample
Mediumcard, yarn (54% Acrylic, 30% viscose, 14% Cotton, 2% nylon)
ClassificationsTextile Industry
Dimensions29 x 21cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2011 from Libraries and Information Services.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS087964
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. Two small cards of sample yarns are secured inside the folder with an adhesive, with the yarn identified with a yarn number. A sample knitted square of yarn is attached inside the front cover.A printed label inside cover reads: "KW 266 SHANGHAI / 3.5 wstd. Nm 4.0 / 54% Acrylic, 30% Viscose, 14% Cotton, 2% Nylon / In SHANGHAI, the silk influence is again apparent / through the use of multicoloured matt cotton on a / tonal background of silk lustre viscose.".
Yarn numbers: 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886.
