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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 40
Department IV. — Textile fabrics, Clothing, & Accesories
Department IV.
Textile fabrics, Clothing, & Accesories.
Class 31.—Thread and Fabrics of Flax, Hemp, &c.
- Bag made of New Zealand Flax
- Table Cover, Fringe, &c.
- Specimens of Needlework from New Zealand Flax
Class 33.—Woollen Yarn and Fabrics.
- Yarn (Homespun), made by a station hand
- Tweeds—
No. 1 25 yards Oxford Grey Tweed (3172) 2 25 yards Indigo Grey Tweed (4465) 3 25 yards Indigo Blue Tweed (2758) 4 24 yards Fancy Mixture Tweed (4953) 5 25 yards Shepherd Check Tweed (4565) 6 25 yards Fancy Grey Tweed (5094) 7 21 yards Fancy Light Grey Tweed (5293) 8 25 yards Fancy Drab Tweed (5294) 9 25 yards Fancy Marled Tweed (5152) 10 24 yards Fancy Dark Heather Tweed (5079) 11 25 yards Fancy Marled Tweed (5138) 12 25 yards Fancy Dark Brown Tweed (5126) 13 25 yards Light Brown Checked Tweed 14 25 yards Light Grey Checked Tweed 15 25 yards Light Olive Checked Tweed 16 25 yards Light Lavender Cord Tweed 17 25 yards Dark Stripe Trousering Tweed 18 25 yards Twist Fancy Tweed 19 25 yards Twist Fancy Tweed 20 23 yards Heavy Olive Saddle Tweed 21 25 yards Med. Grey Twist Saddle Tweed page 36 .gif)
22 25 yds. Dark Olive Rough Tweeds 23 25 yds. Grey Check Homespun Tweeds 24 25 yds. Fancy Knotted Homespun Tweeds 25 25 yds. Indigo Blue Wool Serge Tweeds 26 25 yds. Fleecy Shetland Twill 27 25 yds. Rough Shetland Twill 28 25 yds. Shetland Plaid Tweed
Travelling Rugs—
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Class 34.—Silk and Silk Fabrics.
- Silk
The insects were reared in Auckland in a temperature between 65° and 75° without any extraordinary precaution to obtain the degree of heat, as the climate is all
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that could be wished for. The eggs hatched spontaneously about the end of October, rather later than usual. The moultings took place on the 8th, 15th, 24th, and 30th days respectively of the age of the worms. Twelve days afterwards all were spinning, and those which were placed for seed burst the cocoons within eighteen days after commencing to spin. It will thus be seen that the worms require to be fed during six weeks. Three hundred and sixty cocoons weighed one pound avoirdupois, and from a pound of cocoons I obtained an ounce of reeled silk, winding seven cocoons to the thread with a machine of the simplest construction. A better result might have been attained in reeling, as all the silk was not extracted from the cocoons, my principal object being to get eggs for next year; and I only fed at the rate of 60 lbs. of leaves to 3000 silkworms, whereas at least one-half as much more could have been consumed—100 lbs. being a fair average amount of food for that number of cocoons, which ought to yield a pound of reeled silk.
- Silk (the produce of 1000 Silkworms reared by R. Graham, Esq., Auckland) in its Crude State
- The worms were chiefly fed on mulberry-leaves, for the growth of which the Auckland climate is admirably adapted, and occasionally on lettuce and fig-leaves.
- Silkworms reared and preserved in their different stages by A. W. Avery, Taxidermist, Marton.
Class 36.—Lace, Net, Embroidery, and Trimmings.
- Knitted Counterpane
- Imitation of old Point Lace, hand-made
- Point Lace
- Lace Work—
- Two Handkerchiefs
- Fan
- Specimen of English Modern Point Lace.
Class 37.—Hosiery and Underclothing, and Accessories of Clothing.
- Hosiery, Football Suites, and Fancy Goods
- Orné Silk Braces, Belts, and Kneelets
- Woollen Scarf, spun and knitted by band, from wool grown in the Nelson district
- Hosiery
- Specimens of Dunedin-manufactured Socks, Stockings, Pants,. Shirts, Football Suits; all of New Zealand wools, unadulterated.
Class 38.—Clothing for Both Sexes.
- Hats, manufactured by the Exhibitor
- Two Maori Mats, viz.:—
- One worked in peacock feathers
- One worked in pigeon feathers
- One Kiwi Mat, ancient Maori ornament for both sexes
- Felt Hats, made from rabbit fur—
- 1 Brown Soft Felt
- 2 Drab Soft Felt
- 3 Slate Soft Felt
- 4 Black Soft Felt
- 5 Ladies' Roughed Self-colour Soft Hat
- Pull-over Felt Black Hat; all manufactured by Exhibitor from New Zealand rabbit fur.
- Boots and Shoes
- Boots and Shoes of own manufacture
- Boots and Shoes, entirely locally manufactured on the "Factory System"
The sole-leather and the kips used are all of New Zealand tannage, but the calf, kid, Levant, and other light leathers are all imported. Each pair is made off the ordinary lasts in use in our factory, and the soles are all cut in the usual factory method, and every pair is made by
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the hands always employed at our factory, so that the goods can be fairly looked upon as representing a wholesale manufacture.
- Bonnet, made from lace-bark from a New Zealand tree
- Samples of Uppers and Boot Closing manufactured in Dunedin. One sample each Gentleman's (1 and 2) Boot and Upper; Gentleman's Shoe and Upper (3 and 4); Lady's Boot and Upper (5 and 6); Lady's Shoe and Upper (7 and 8).
260—Nichols, W., and Son, Worcester-street, Christchurch. Boots and Shoes
- Limerick Lace, Baby's Robe worked by hand by the Exhibitor
- These are picked from a large presentation made by a West Coast tribe to Renata; they are of beautiful design and finish, and every variety now made by natives.
Class 39.—Jewellery and Precious Stones.
- Chain, made chiefly of gold found at Maniototo
- Pin do do do
- Pearl (black) found by a Maori in a mussel caught in Tory Channel, Marlborough.
Class 41.—Travelling Apparatus and Camp Equipage.
- One Railway Portmanteau (basil), one Expanding Portmanteau (basil)