Heckling of hemp plant fibre Product:Postcard St George's Church

St George's Church

'The Popular Poll-Parrot'

Transport cycle: Smallest cycle in the city in a tabb a motor and cycle engineer riding through the city today

Hyde Park during a military review by Princess Alexandra

Heckling of hemp plant fibre Product:Postcard St George's ChurchIllustration of the process of heckling hemp to separate the plant fibres. The fibres were subjected to repeated combing by different grades of heckle [comb] to prepare the material for use in rope making or cloth production. The scene shows workmen processing the plant and this is surmounted by a decorative border with hemp plants Cannabis sativa, heckling combs, scutches and other equipment. Plate 5 in the monograph On the cultivation and