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Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns
Image Not Available for Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns

Product Sample for Richards plc Knitwear Effect Yarns

Manufacturer (Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)
Datec. 1986
Object NameSample
Mediumcard, yarn
ClassificationsTextile Industry
Dimensions35.4 x 28cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2011 from Libraries and Information Services.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS088110
About MeLarge grey 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. Fashion drawings and knitted samples and sample yarns are secured inside the folder with adhesive.

A flap along the right edge has yarns secured through holes. The style, composition and yarn numbers are handwritten inside the flap:
KW202 REFLECTIONS
46% DRALON, 40% VISCOSE, 11% MOHAIR, 3% NYLON
1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444