Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled Mitre Street and St James's

Mitre Street and St James's Place

Later it was converted into an estate fire engine and fitted with a Merryweather steam fire pump from an old horse drawn fire engine

including 4- and 8-cylinder versions

succumb to sleep

Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled Mitre Street and St James'sIllustration 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