Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns
ManufacturerManufactured by
Richards
(Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)
Datec. 1987
Object NameSample
Mediumcard, yarn (85% acrylic, 14% cotton, 1% nylon)
ClassificationsTextile Industry
Dimensions29 x 21cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2011 from Libraries and Information Services.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS087967
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 square sample of knitted yarns is attached inside the front cover.A printed label inside cover reads: "KW 378 OCTAVE / 1.75 wstd. Nm 2.0 / 85% Acrylic, 14% Cotton, 1% Nylon / An exciting new dimension to coarse-gauge knitting for / Spring is provided by OCTAVE, whose eight incandescent / solid shades combine with a background of acrylic and / cotton to create beautiful and inexpensive fabrics.".
Yarn numbers: 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816.
