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Hackling Flax by hand

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Hackling Flax by hand

Caption:

Hackling Flax by hand. The stalks were broken apart by beating down on a metal comb. They were then retted (rotted) in water to remove the soft tissue, leaving the fibrous material. The long fibres of the stem Flax plant (Linum) were processed to produce linen. Engraving from "Great Industries of Great Britain" (London, c1880). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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UIG HISTORY

Credit:

Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Images \ UIG

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5100 x 3028 px | 44.2 MB

Print size:

43.2 x 25.6 cm | 17.0 x 10.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1880 • AGRICOLA • AGRICOLTURE • AGRICULTURAL • AGRICULTURE • ARABLE FARMING • BEATING • CITY OF LONDON • FABRICATION • FARMING • FLAX • FULL LENGTH • FULL-LENGTH • GREAT INDUSTRIES OF GREAT BRITAIN • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HORIZONTAL • ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUE • INDOORS • LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE • LINEN • LONDON • LONDON. • MALES • MAN MEN • MANUFACTURE • MANUFACTURING • MEN • ONLY MEN • PAST, THE • PRODUCING • PRODUCTION • PRODUCTIONS • TEXTILE • UIG HISTORY • WORKING