Fireproofing Fabrics
British scientists have been searching for years for a cheap and easy method of fireproofing fabrics, and now the results of their successful experiments are to be made known to textile manufacturers. -
The experiments, carried out at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, South Farnborough, will have farreaching effects. It will be possible by the new process to render safe from fire such ai’ticles as curtains, cotton clothing, flannelette, lampshades, and linen and hemp furnishing fabrics. Fireproof curtains stretched across corridors and doors Will have the effect of isolating any fire that might break out. The fireproofing solution is composed of simple inorganic salts, of which borax is an-important constituent, and its application will increase the cost of materials by only a few pence.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 10, 6 January 1948, Page 5
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124Fireproofing Fabrics Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 10, 6 January 1948, Page 5
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