Old clothes trade and its global reach in rough times
A historical look at secondhand garments, from Chicago and England to India Japan and the Pacific. It explains grading, resale to the poor, and high value in evening suits. It notes export flows, colonial markets, and the shift to recycled materials in paper and perfumes.
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Chicago
England
South Pacific
India
Japan
Ceylon
South Sea Islands
San Francisco
Yokohama
Fevey
Europe
America
Ivory and Bone Carving by Rapid Wheel Lathes
An 19th century description explains carving ivory and bone with rapidly rotating wheels, the processes from rough outlines to final polish, and the skilled artisan using a set of wheels to shape objects such as an umbrella handle with a tiger motif. The article notes bone needs boiling to remove matter while ivory is ready to work.
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Machiny
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