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  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1820–39

    Record book of dye recipes kept by the textile printer Edmund Barnes that was started in Bury, England in the late 1820s. The printer brought the book with him to…

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1880

    A notebook with formulas for dyes to be used for printing textiles. Book contains 138 samples, mostly floral designs in brilliant colors. Front cover reads Print Book, Sept. 15, ’80.…

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1871

    Printer’s sample book with formulas for dyestuffs. Contains 114 samples in various designs including paisley.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1877–88

    Notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Book contains 118 samples in various designs. Label on cover reads Trial Book 2.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1884

    Notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Book contains 138 samples of cotton printed textiles. Label on cover reads: “LAWNS JAN. / 84”.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1867

    Notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Contains 214 samples in various designs.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1876

    Small notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs for printed textiles. Contains 97 swatches in a variety of designs.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1885–86

    Small dark brown leather-bound textile sample book with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs. Contains 189 samples in various designs. Tabbed colors: Buff, Brown, Red, Olive, Blues, Purple, Drab, Stone.

  • Dyer’s Record Book (USA), 1867–68

    Notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Contains 218 samples in various designs and brilliant colors. Label on cover reads: “DELAINS FOR 1867-68.”

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