Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Description of Standard American Skein: March, 1902
Length: Skein to measure 56 to 58 inches in circumference. Width Width on reel to be 3 inches. Traverse: Threads to make 33 complete crossings across the skein, and back in 50 revolutions of the skein, as shown in the accompanying drawing. 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.
