Excerpt from The Coal Tar Colours of Farbwerke Vorm, Meister Lucius Bruning, Vol. 3: Hoechst on Main; And Their Application in Dyeing Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres In the following pages we illustrate the practical application of our dyestuffs by a series of dyed patterns. In practice it is not always advisable to produce the greatest fastness, as competition (especially where wages are to be considered), often compels the dyers and manufacturers to adopt the cheapest method, the most productive and cheapest dyestuffs, and the simplest process of dyeing. This is especially the case in the Lining branch. The following patterns produced on a large scale could, therefore, certainly have been dyed with greater fastness, but cheapness being the principal object, they only possess the qualities indispensable for their eventual employment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.