20/05/2009

Gloves and the glove trade by Ellis (1921)

Ellis, B. E.; Gloves and the glove trade, Pitman & Sons, London (1921)
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Table of contents:
1.The antiquity of the glove
2.The glove as a symbol
3.The glove in the realm of fashion
4.Leather gloves, skins and their origin
5.Skin-dressing and treatment
6.Dyeing and dressing the leather
7.Glove cutting
8.Sewing and finishing leather gloves
9.Fabric gloves, origin of the industry
10.Making fabric gloves
11.Marketing
12.Distribution of the industry
13.British glove trade organisations
14.Glossary