Naples Pulled wool, Washed; Imported by George Bond, Boston; 1885
notes: label: Description
content: Boxed sample of white wool fiber, marked "Naples Pulled, Washed". Pulled wool was taken from sheepskins, rather than shearing from living sheep. It was usually less expensive and depending on the removal method, could be more fragile than sheared wool fiber.
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content: Part of a large group of fiber samples acquired from various sources by the US National Museum in 1885. Part of the Economic Botany and Fibers collection, supporting research and commerce in the US textiles industry.
label: Description
content: In Joseph T. Shaw's 1909 History of the Wool Industry of the US, the Bond family's wool business is outlined: "In 1838 George Bond started business with his two sons, George William and Charles R. Bond. George Bond died in 1842. The firm, known as George William and Charles R. Bond, became in 1845 Bond, Wyman, & Arkllay. In 1848 George William Bond started a brokerage business alone, and in 1867 associated with him as partners his son, William S. Bond, and I. Lewis Brackett. Mr. Bond died in 1892, and the house which he had founded was dissolved soon afterward.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Fibers & Economic Botany
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of George Bond, Boston, 1885
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.007194
label: catalog number
content: 7194
label: accession number
content: 15915
objectType: label: Object Name
content: wool sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 7 in x 9 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 17.78 cm x 23.1775 cm