WHALE WOOL
REPORTED JAPANESE DISCOVERY The Kanegaluchi Spinning Company of Japan plans the production of artificial wool from milk' casein, imported from foreign countries. The total output will bo disposed of in overseas mar-> kets. It is also reported that Dr Yosliio Ishida, of the Japanese Physical and Chemical Research Institute, has succeeded in obtaining from whale fats a fibre superior to staple fibre in strength, felting capacity, and other points. He is also reported to have succeeded in. semi-industrialising the manufacture of a “ whale fabric ” with greater elasticity than silk, quite durable in water, and comparable to natural wool. Sharks and porpoises will also supply a source of this type of fibre. About two tons of fibre can be obtained from an average whale, from which 1,000 suits of clothes can be made.
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Evening Star, Issue 23679, 12 September 1940, Page 3
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134WHALE WOOL Evening Star, Issue 23679, 12 September 1940, Page 3
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