WOOL TREATMENT
ANTI-SHRINKAGE PROCESS. PERFECTED IN BRITAIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, April 30. British scientists have perfected an anti-shrinkage process to which woollen underwear worn by the services is being treated. Half a million pairs of socks a week are being treated at the cost of an extra penny'. The penny paid enables 20 times longer wear. Last year socks thickened after washing, causing lameness, but the new process keeps the wool soft. •Women will be unable to take advantage of ■ the process till after the war.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1941, Page 5
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87WOOL TREATMENT Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1941, Page 5
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