Paper, 'An account of ye feltmakers' trade found amongst the late Dr Robert Hookes Papers by Mr R. [Richard] Waller'.

Reference number: CLP/20/96

Date: 17th century

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'The way of making felts'. Notes that the feltmakers buy their wool off the glovers, and then describes the process of turning wool into felt. Waller notes at the end of the paper that Hooke breaks off. Includes an elaborate drawing of the felt-makers at work, drawing loose in volume.

Subject: Trades

Reference number: CLP/20/96
Earliest possible date: 17th century
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 7 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'An account of ye feltmakers' trade found amongst the late Dr Robert Hookes Papers by Mr R. [Richard] Waller'., 17th century, CLP/20/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_96/paper-an-account-of-ye-feltmakers-trade-found-amongst-the-late-dr-robert-hookes-papers-by-mr-r-richard-waller, accessed on 20 January 2026

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Classified papers of the Royal Society
1660-1741 Reference number: CLP
Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers
1662-1699 Creator: Robert Hooke Reference number: CLP/20

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Dates: 1592 - 1741

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