Younger members would think that Scrim, Mungo and Shoddy were a firm of dodgy solicitors, and wouldn't remember the 'Rag and Bone' man. I thought shoddy came from cotton and mungo from wool waste. It was cotton shoddy that was used in some engine sheds.
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I do recall someone from Keighley and Worth Valley Railway telling me it could still be purchased. I will ask the question when I’m next in contact with them. |
I saw Mutton Cloth on the shelf today at Galleywood Motor Spares
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But to return to the original question , where can we get reasonable quantities of cotton waste , the real stuff , at a reasonable price , because there is nothing like it for cleaning and wiping and soaking up all the muck on an engine .
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Are there any working cotton mills in the UK as the term cotton waste is exactly that I believe it is the sweepings off the floor. Most of the advertiser were cotton recyclers so tbh cotton waste to them is shredded clothing I suspect |
This company do what i would call Waste, still priced as a luxury product compared to times past though !.
It's under "Polishing Rag Wipers" https://www.smartora.co.uk |
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Thanks Rod |
Still not the right stuff , that is just a fankle of threads . The stuff which I am thinking of was a mix of thread and flock , bleached .
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