American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-13
For the United States Gazette.
70 WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS.

For the United States Gazette.
TO WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS.
The following letter from the proprieors OF an
eminent dyeiog establishment IN New York, IN Ia
vor of Mr. Partrdge's treatise on the art, deserves
the attention of all manufacturers. We have not
seen his work. but knowing the great importance OF
wosd in the dyeing OF permanent and ine blue
colour, we desire you to repubish paper on the
preparation OF the article, written by a proiessed
manufacturer Of it. II FIRST appeared in the lSlh
yo. oil The Transactions of the Bath Agricultural
Society We take it IRON the Archives of U Sc
ful Knowledge vol 5. by DR.. Mease, Philadelphia,
1879. Yours, MANY
.Aemtoirn, Oct esd, 1894.
Messrs. Carter & prentiss: We send you an
article which we wish you 10 insert in the States
man believing that every well wsher to his coun
try will be gra.6ed in whatever will have tenden-
cy 10 promote our independence OF other nations.
The working of the blue woad vat is the most
important and The most difficult process in the whole
art OF dyeng So difficult has this process been
considered, and so inadequate has every written &C
count Of the operations proved, when attempted to
be reduced to practice, that American dyers had
given up all idea Of profing by any treatise on the
subject, and our manufacturers we're entirely Deepen.
den. on European workmen Tor all the woad blues.
We are happy 10 Inform the public, that practical
such instructions viii enable any good ash dyer
to work The woad vat with great facility as our
American blues dyed in the ash vat, are considered
IN the market every way inferior, particularly in
beauty and permanency) to the woad blue imported
from England, we haze concluded that we cannot
better promote the manufacturing interests than by
giving plain statement Of our success in the woad
dyeng from the process as described in Mr. Part
ridges work on the art Of dyeirg
NJ, III Loo
and were determined try the woad recipe, though
with no very sanguDe hope Of successful issue.
4 is considered ourselves well versed In the
as'l vat ayeng but the woa,l color considered
every wy superior, we were ANXIOUS TO become &C
qnanted with the val being fearful Of the result,
"e tiled small scale, following the directions
laid down in Mr., Partridge's treatise. Our first
trial was successful, we then went boldly to wo,
aHd sat large vat, and though we met with some
dlatd'ty at first Gor want OF sufficient, experience
ve haYe succeeded beyond our most sanguine ex
psetsnons, have met with no loss and only lei.
days hlndfanct)have had dye 10 successful operation
nearly five months, with the exceptions above men-
tlansd. and have been able to produce woad blues,
equal to any produced by experienced European
wo kmen so Tar as We have compared the m and we
hase taken pains to get samples Of best blues to TOM
pa we believe every good ash dyer may be equally
successful, who has resolution to undertake it, and
viii pay strict attention TO the directions given and
observe the changes which take place during The pro-
gees OF the operation are convinced that this
work Of Mr.. Partridge is an invaluable ptoluction
such as Was never before presented 70 the public in
this country, and is calculated j followed, to raise The
cstuation o our colours, as to place the on Al
par with European workmanship. II is barely do
ing justice TO the author to observe that he is at all
uines ready by letter or otherwise. 10 promote the
ar, 70 the utmost Of his ability and as individuals
having reaped much benefit fom his instruction,
We feel that we cannot recommend him too highly
we have put some other parts Of his work in prac
lice. and SO far We have followed bis instructions
haze been successful.
SANFORD s. DICK.