1813. June 17.
Judge Homes's statement of the cost of manufacturing superfine
broadcloth at Winchester.
broadcloth at Winchester.
s | d | |
spinning 1. lb clean wool. 20 cuts @ 2d. | 3- | 4 |
carding. 10 cents pr. lb. | 7 1/4 | |
weaving 1. yd. of 6/4 broadcloth weighing 1. lb. | 4- | 0 |
pulling, dressing, dying 5/pr. yard or lb. | 5- | 0 |
13-0 pr. yd. or lb. of washed wool. |
the wool unwashed, yields from 1/3 to 1/2 it's weight of superfine
cloth.
a yard of superfine 6/4 cloth weighs 1. lb.