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RIPPLE COMB [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
OBS

--the coarse steel comb used to remove leaves, seeds, and other foreign substances from flax straw. [Also ripple comb]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
OBS

l'égrenage est réalisé par une égreneuse qui (...) peigne la paille alimentée en nappe unie, au moyen d'un -- métallique a 1 seul rang de longues dents d'acier. Les capsules y sont éjectées

Spanish

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