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PART I
HISTORICAL
I Ancient, Mediaeval and Tribal Rope-Making 11
II Rope-Making in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries 19
PART II
RAW MATERIALS
I Manila Fiber 27
II Sisal Fiber 35
PRESENT DAY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES METHODS AND EQUIPMENT AS SEEN IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST CORDAGE FACTORY
I Buying, Grading and Storing of Fiber 55
II Preparation of Fiber for Spinning--Formation of "Sliver" 63
V Forming and Laying of Ropes and Cables--Ropewalk Method 79
VI Forming and Laying of Ropes and Cables--Factory Method, Two-Machine System 85
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Ancient Egyptian rope 12
Nootka whaling lines 13
Ancient Egyptian rope-making methods 14
Use of rope in ancient Egyptian kitchen 14
Specimens of ancient Egyptian cordage 15
Detail of sculptured rope from Triumphal Arch at Orange 17
Attic sailing ship, sixth century B.C. 17
Mayflower in Plymouth harbor 18
Office of Plymouth Cordage Company 20
Bourne Spooner, founder of Plymouth Cordage Company 21
First advertisement of Plymouth Cordage Company 21
Old-time method of hackling cordage fiber 22
Spinning rope yarn by hand with old-time spinning wheel 23
Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth 24
Hank of Manila fiber 28
Philippine hemp cart 29
Filipino cleaning Manila fiber 30
Filipinos preparing Manila fiber for market 31
Examining Manila fiber at dock 32
Suburb of Manila--Manila fiber plant growing 33
Philippine street scene 34
Gathering leaves of Sisal fiber plant 36
Loading Sisal fiber leaves on plantation car 37
Scenes at cleaner house on Sisal fiber plantation 38
Bale of Sisal fiber 39
Machine separating Sisal fiber from leaves 40
Sisal fiber drying 41
Sisal fiber steamer at Plymouth Cordage Company's pier 42
American hemp stacked in fields 44
Preparing American hemp for market 45
New Zealand flax plant 46
Hemp growing by the water 47
Uncle Ben, hemp breaker 48
Pine tar manufacturing methods 50
Pine tar handling at naval stores yard 52
Examining and re-grading Manila fiber at cordage factory 56
Track and warehouse facilities, Plymouth Cordage Company 57
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