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NATURAL HORSE HAIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Music
CONT

Artificial horsehair, manufactured from pyroxylin, was invented in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Pyroxylin horsehair is not as stiff or perfectly rounded, nor as elastic when bent, as natural horsehair.

Key term(s)
  • natural horse hair

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Musique

Spanish

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