Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns
ManufacturerManufactured by
Richards
(Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)
Date1987
Object NameSample
Mediumcard, yarn (46% Acrylic, 40% Viscose, 11% Mohair, 3% Nylon)
ClassificationsTextile Industry
Dimensions29 x 21cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2011 from Libraries and Information Services.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS087979
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 knittted yarn is inside the front cover.A printed label inside cover reads: "NEW COLOURS FOR SPRING '87 / KW 202 REFLECTIONS / 2.7 wstd. Nm 3.1 / 46% Acrylic, 40% Viscose, 11% Mohair, 3% Nylon / REFLECTIONS has become a classic mohair yarn which / gives the luxury of traditional brushed mohair along / with the lustre relief of super bright viscose.".
Yarn numbers: 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833.
