Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13
BLANKETS IN A HURRY.
Wool From Sleeps Back 10 Bed
Clothes In Day.

At sunrise on June Q some sleepy
sheep were grazing in field at Wit
ney, near oxford, and the following
night the Duke Of Marlborough slept
under an all-wool blanket made from
their, heeces at the whitney, mills of
Messrs. Early & Co.. blanket manu-
facturers, completely finished while the
afternoon was yet young, even TO an
embroidered ducal coronet and the
initial M"
The feat was inspired by the case OF
the famous "Throckmorton Coat
which held a record that has stood
from 1911 until now. In that year, OH
June 20, two sheep were sheared, and
their wool was converted into cloth,
from which coat was made between
sunrise and sunset. Sir John Throck-
morton wore the coat at dinner that
same evening, just az the Duke of
Marlborough sleeps under his blanket
at the time OF going TO press.
This achievement, by the courtesy
of Messrs, Early, was witnessed by a
Daily Mail representative who writes.
AT 3 40, a minute before sunrise. four
shearers faced 40 sheep. At 40 the
word Co was given. The victims
were "barbered" in record time. only
the best parts Of the fleece being cut
and In just five minutes the first fieeces
had been weighed and were passed into
the shaker" which got rid OF the
worst Of the impurities and allowed
them to pour out of the other end in
beautiful foamy waterfall.
Two minutes later they went into
the Wiley machine, out of which they
We're blown By cyclonic fall In very
craditable imitation Of snowstorn.
The disintegration of the heeces pro-
ceeded at gallop. A scribbler,' with
its wire teeth. tore them to down and
sent them out at the other end I'm a
kind of loosely spun yarn, which was
wound upon splndes Boys, excited
by the sport. dashed of with these TO
the spinning mule. where shrieking
bobbns jerked, stretched. and twisted
the yarn into strong thread for the
warp. Three hundred strong, other
mule spindles were doing the same
kind office for the warp. forming II into
softer thread with more elasticity
Then dozen bewildering techn-
calties took place simultaneously. Tho
warp went on TO the beam for the loom,
and. at last IN the weaving factory
the great frames were prepared and
the shuttle with the Woof began 20
dart TO and fro. The blanket which
seemed more like a coarse canvas tex
tile. began to evolve itself under the
skilled fingers OF the girl experts
I'VE are looking upon our finished
blanket as an equivalent 10 tho cloth
though we put blanket through MANY
more processes The cloth took II
hours TO make. and we shall have our
work cpt ont 90 reduce tina. time So
said Mir. James Early. who. with his
brother. Mr. Charles Early, followed
the fortunes OF the Marlborough blan-
ket from the small hours Of the morn
ing Weaving was complete at 4 n. m.
1T was au unappetl9ing- looking.
Camp. pale eepia mass that went to the
'tcazer' Under Us scaritvlng innn-
ence however the limp fabric suddenly
spfang into life, and became real nm
mistakable blanket The sharn spincs
raised white. neecy nap into which
the fnRer sank for quarter Of an
inch. out In tho sun It was racited.
stretched on teuter hooks and ut eco
IL was prono"nced to he dry.
we have done &c. said gleeful
'hnnd' as he raced away to the 'wnip-
ping department with the blanket I'm
his arms IN exactly 2 minutes % sec
onds more the whipping yarn dyed
blue and manufactured from the same
sheep WAS machned round the ban-
l,ct. which was then 1T for use. at 2:22
p. M
II had taken exactly 10 hour. ans ,
minutes Ia manufacture from the nu-
ment the first shearer wrestled with his
flrst sheep, and the famed Throckmor-
ton cloth was beaten but not disgraced
by the narrow margin OF 80 minutes
Members Of the Early family. which
has been Understanding in Whitney for
over zoo years conveyed the blankets
TO the Duke OF Marlborough at Blen-
helm at ). 30. and. doubtless after the
Duchess had seen that II had been
aired his Grace used u last night ac-
cortling to his promise