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Total number of records: 13

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Switzerland13
Basel6
Basle3
France3
Paris3
Balse2
Geneva1

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Alex Blumer & Co3
Textiles-Paris-Echos3
Society of Chemical Industry In Basle2
Geigy, Johann R - J.R. Geigy1
Pesel, Louisa F1
Sandoz Ltd1

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Nylotan M [leaflet]
Textile

Nylotan M [leaflet]

Sandoz LTD

mid 20th Century

A folding leaflet with information on Nylotan M, used to treat yarn which has been dyed and will be woven. The leaflet concertrates on explaining a chemical treatment of natural and chemical fibres to...

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Textile

Canton cap

mid 20th Century

A small black felt cap with red felt edges and tassel, showing the shields of the Swiss cantons. The cap is made from 4 sections and has red piping between these. The shields have a stitched outline t...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 2 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with blue covers. The book was compiled in France but includes some fabric samples labelled as Swiss or Italian. Contains woven fabric samples. Patterning includes flower heads, sprigs, o...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 3 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with blue covers. The book was compiled in France but includes some fabric samples labelled as Swiss or Italian. Contains woven fabric samples including gauze and taffeta. Patterning incl...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 3 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with green covers. The book was assembled in France but some samples are labelled as being Swiss or Italian. Contains woven garment fabric samples including satin, crepe and taffeta. Patte...

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Création - Textile Jan 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Pale green string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, checks, lozenges, abstract geometric and organic patterning. Patterning is in 1-...

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Création - Textile Nov 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Orange red string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, ornamental floral patterning, triangles, circles, checks, abstract organic patte...

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Création - Textile Dec 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Orange red string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, trailing stems with leaves and flowers, paisley designs, abstract and ornamental...

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Coptic notes made in Geneva, Lyons, and Paris. Summer 1914

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

Summer 1914

13 pages of pencil notes in an envelope, made in Geneva, Lyon and Paris over the summer of 1914.

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Fast vat colours on cotton yarn
Textile

Fast vat colours on cotton yarn

Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (1884-1945)

mid 19th-early 20th Century

This concertina booklet in dark green with gold lettering, produced by the Society of Chemical Industry in Basle, describes the Ciba and Cibanone colours though fast vat dyeing on cotton yarn. It incl...

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Eriochrome Blueblack B; Eriochromblauschwarz B [dyeing sample booklet]
Textile

Eriochrome Blueblack B; Eriochromblauschwarz B [dyeing sample booklet]

Geigy, Johann R - J.R. Geigy

mid 19th-mid 20th Century

This booklet describes characteristics, techniques and samples of the Eriochrome Blueblack B process. Eriochrome Blueblack B is a dye of remarkable fastness and is particularly useful for grey, slate ...

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Basle Chemical Works [dyeing samples]
Textile

Basle Chemical Works [dyeing samples]

mid 19th-mid 20th Century

This booklet shows eight samples of a dyeing technique called Rhodole Red 12 GF extra for cotton, wool, silk and halfsilk prints. It offers instructions for preparing and applying the printing paste.

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