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Busselton Historical Society > Records

ACTIL - "The Cotton Story" & Samples

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ACTIL ("Australian Cotton Textile Industries Limited)

Subcollections

Overview

Item A: 17 page booklet
Item B: 10 paper sachets with samples of different cotton fabrics

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.147

Themes

Agriculture
Art and Design
Education
Mining and Resources
People

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Inscriptions and markings

Item A: 'Every Inch Australian: The Actil Story of Cotton"

Item B: Emblem of Quality: Actil stands for 'Australian Cotton Textile Industries Limited' of Adelaide.
The first manufacturers in Australia of sheets and pillow cases. Actil is a mark of guaranteed and lasting quality.
Actil also manufactures Terry Nursery Squares and Fasco all-purpose cloth in guaranteed fast colours.
Buy quality ... by Actil.

(Note: there are 10 samples sachets. They include raw cotton; cotton after first cleaning; carded sliver; drawing sliver; roving sliver;
spun yarn; woven cloth (unbleached plain weave); cloth after bleaching; cloth after dyeing; cloth after finishing for sheets and pillow cases

Keywords

Place made

Woodville, South Australia, Australia

Primary significance criteria

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Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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Actil Story of Cotton

Actil Story of Cotton - front & back page

Fabric samples

Samples of cotton

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