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Robert Kemp Philp
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1879.
Scotch
Fingering
Wool.
Scotch
fingering
wool
is
used
for
knitting
stockings
and
socks,
and
gentlemen's
kilt
hose.
1880.
Thin
Lambs'
Wool
and
Wheeling
Yarn.
Scotch
yarns,
used
principally
for
children's
socks
and
stockings.
1881.
Merino
Wool.
Merino
wool
is
the
produce
of
a
Spanish
breed
of
sheep.
The
wool
was
introduced
into
this
country
about
the
close
of
the
last
century.
George
III.
was
a
great
patron
of
this
breed.
French
Merino
is
made
from
this
peculiarily
soft
wool;
so
also
Berlin
wool,
used
for
canvas
embroidery.
1882.
Angola
Wool.
The
produce
of
an
African
breed
of
sheep;
is
a
soft
hairy
wool.
Is
used
for
making
Angola
shawls
and
gloves,
valued
for
their
extreme
softness
and
warmth.
These
were
popular
till
the
cotton
manufacturers
introduced
a
very
poor
imitation
make
entirely
of
cotton.
1883.
Camel-hair
Wool.
Camel-hair
wool
is
the
production
of
the
llama,
or
al-lama,
a
native
of
South
America.
This
ruminant
animal
resembles
in
its
nature,
but
not
in
its
form,
a
camel.
The
back
and
sides
of
the
llama
are
clothed
with
fine
long
woolly
hairs,
becoming
smooth,
silky,
and
shining
towards
the
tips,
the
general
colours
being
of
a
uniform
bright
brown.
The
native
Indians
use
it
in
the
manufacture
of
stuffs,
ropes,
bags,
and
mats.
1884.
Alpaca.
Al-Paco
produces
the
alpaca
wool.
This
creature
is
also
a
species
of
camel,
though
different
in
shape.
Cavier
regarded
the
paco
as
a
variety
of
the
llama;
so
also
the
vicugua.
The
llama
is
generally
used
as
a
beast
of
burden,
while
the
former
are
used
chiefly
for
their
flesh
and
wool.
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