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THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR
when Her Majesty said, " This, then, I understand to be
the Harp of Ireland." In the hope that its graceful
form may take the place of the commonly inelegant, often
ridiculous, figures introduced into emblematical
the restoration alluded to was made and sent to tv^es'
hibition. nQ -c-x-
LINEN MANUFACTURES.—No. II.
Some praiseworthy attempts have recently been made by
Mr. Doulan and M. Claussen to improve the preparations
of flax. Mr. Doulan styles his the unsteeped process, and
states that 1,000,000 acres of land are required for the
production of the flax used in our manufactures. Each
100,000 acres, he also states, would produce 250,000 tons
of flax straw, and yield 62,500 tons of fibre, worth, at
least, £2,187,500; giving employment to 61,857 men,
women, and children, and wages to the amount of
£687,500 ; enabling us to keep at home a large proportion
of the £9,000,000 paid to foreign countries for flax, hemp,
flaxseed, and oilcake. Mr. Doulan exhibits specimens of
flax and hemp, and of chemically-prepared flaxseed. "We
ture,
38,605 tons—and by the most approved methods of step
ing, 47,410 tons—could be obtained, so great is the 1
sustained in the present mode of preparing flax for tlT
manufacturers. It is the loss which the flax underage
the steeping process, and in the processes of manufactS 1
that alone renders linen dearer than cotton.
This process, if successful, would doubtless prove of
immense benefit to manufacturing Ireland; but we reor !
to hear that doubts have been thrown on the practicabuit^
of M. _ Claussen's process. This gentleman, however"
states, in a recent letter to the Times, that he is quite satis'
fied with the result of his experiments on the manufac-
turing scale.
CENTRE OP DAMASK TABLE CLOTH.—MESSRS. BROWN AND CO., BANBRIDGE.
have also to notice the recent invention of M. Claussen,
which has excited a good deal of attention in the manu-
facturing world. The object of M. Claussen's process is
to convert flax into a substance having similar properties
to cotton, and capable of being spun by the ordinary cot-
ton-spinning machinery. This product he terms flax
cotton, specimens of which are in Class IV., No. 105, at
the Exhibition. This cottonizing of the flax is accom-
plished by steeping the fibre, first, in a dilute acid solution,
and subsequently in a solution of carbonate of soda; by
the action of the acid on the soda a quantity of carbonie
acid gas is liberated, the elastic force of which produces a
splitting of the flax fibre, converting it into a material
which can scarcely be distinguished from the finest
American cotton. M. Claussen states, that the produce
obtainable from 100,000 acres of land will be 96,098 tons
of flax; whereas, by the old methods of steeping, only
"We resume our examination of the specimens shown
in the Crystal Palace. ,
The illustration shown above is the centre of a damasK
table cloth from the manufactory of John S. Brown and
Co., of Banbridge, who have contributed several samples
of fine linen, as well as many of the heavier descriptions oi
goods of the German make, which latter bid fair to prove
a highly successful branch of the linen trade of the sister
kingdom. .
Messrs. Corry, Blann, and Co., Belfast, extensive manu
facturers of linen by steam power, exhibit some nig)
successful specimens of damasks, both bleached ana u
bleached. They intended, we believe, to have sen
damask table cloth, in which the attributes of Her Majeb J
and Prince Albert, as patrons of the Great ^f^Q ^
were symbolised in various flowers ; but were not a
get it ready in time. As already noticed, the Royai___^
THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR
when Her Majesty said, " This, then, I understand to be
the Harp of Ireland." In the hope that its graceful
form may take the place of the commonly inelegant, often
ridiculous, figures introduced into emblematical
the restoration alluded to was made and sent to tv^es'
hibition. nQ -c-x-
LINEN MANUFACTURES.—No. II.
Some praiseworthy attempts have recently been made by
Mr. Doulan and M. Claussen to improve the preparations
of flax. Mr. Doulan styles his the unsteeped process, and
states that 1,000,000 acres of land are required for the
production of the flax used in our manufactures. Each
100,000 acres, he also states, would produce 250,000 tons
of flax straw, and yield 62,500 tons of fibre, worth, at
least, £2,187,500; giving employment to 61,857 men,
women, and children, and wages to the amount of
£687,500 ; enabling us to keep at home a large proportion
of the £9,000,000 paid to foreign countries for flax, hemp,
flaxseed, and oilcake. Mr. Doulan exhibits specimens of
flax and hemp, and of chemically-prepared flaxseed. "We
ture,
38,605 tons—and by the most approved methods of step
ing, 47,410 tons—could be obtained, so great is the 1
sustained in the present mode of preparing flax for tlT
manufacturers. It is the loss which the flax underage
the steeping process, and in the processes of manufactS 1
that alone renders linen dearer than cotton.
This process, if successful, would doubtless prove of
immense benefit to manufacturing Ireland; but we reor !
to hear that doubts have been thrown on the practicabuit^
of M. _ Claussen's process. This gentleman, however"
states, in a recent letter to the Times, that he is quite satis'
fied with the result of his experiments on the manufac-
turing scale.
CENTRE OP DAMASK TABLE CLOTH.—MESSRS. BROWN AND CO., BANBRIDGE.
have also to notice the recent invention of M. Claussen,
which has excited a good deal of attention in the manu-
facturing world. The object of M. Claussen's process is
to convert flax into a substance having similar properties
to cotton, and capable of being spun by the ordinary cot-
ton-spinning machinery. This product he terms flax
cotton, specimens of which are in Class IV., No. 105, at
the Exhibition. This cottonizing of the flax is accom-
plished by steeping the fibre, first, in a dilute acid solution,
and subsequently in a solution of carbonate of soda; by
the action of the acid on the soda a quantity of carbonie
acid gas is liberated, the elastic force of which produces a
splitting of the flax fibre, converting it into a material
which can scarcely be distinguished from the finest
American cotton. M. Claussen states, that the produce
obtainable from 100,000 acres of land will be 96,098 tons
of flax; whereas, by the old methods of steeping, only
"We resume our examination of the specimens shown
in the Crystal Palace. ,
The illustration shown above is the centre of a damasK
table cloth from the manufactory of John S. Brown and
Co., of Banbridge, who have contributed several samples
of fine linen, as well as many of the heavier descriptions oi
goods of the German make, which latter bid fair to prove
a highly successful branch of the linen trade of the sister
kingdom. .
Messrs. Corry, Blann, and Co., Belfast, extensive manu
facturers of linen by steam power, exhibit some nig)
successful specimens of damasks, both bleached ana u
bleached. They intended, we believe, to have sen
damask table cloth, in which the attributes of Her Majeb J
and Prince Albert, as patrons of the Great ^f^Q ^
were symbolised in various flowers ; but were not a
get it ready in time. As already noticed, the Royai___^