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I know in Germany braid production moved to Japan and China in the late 1800s. The straw was sourced from Asia but bleached** in Germany (see below).
From Ottmar Reich "100 Years" (1938). Ottmar Reich was famous in Germany for making Boaters (Kreissäge).
Rough translation to English.
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Pictures of China and Japan, which have proven our business partners for the collection of writings at your disposal.
Seed (China): The sparse image section is possible, after all recognize the care with which here in the hilly country, the field is ordered; it resembles less our ethers, as our vineyards. The not too lean, not too rich sods are fine, high stalks.
Testing the braids (China): The Flechterinnen have tine inclination, less already geratenes straw good wind so that it comes to rest with the individual pieces inside. The inspectors ar-work at all lateral Skylight, priifen dos the purity of the straw, the goodness of the work, sor-animals qualities and accomplish tine amazement values daily output.
Harvest in the plane (China): rice and wheat straw for Flechtzwecke are often cut before maturity of the grains, the daft little woody stalk unit sick fast and beautiful intertwine laest. Reputation of the provinces have Maslienpoo, Sancolien, Fiuku and Sinchong.
Rustic-braiding (Japan): The career of the straw braid is easy to follow. The left-Seated squeezes the already sorted straws a precisely dimension calculate length in two halves, which provide 3 Middle intertwine with nimble fingers the finished braid to the right OUTDOORS from the end of work, which upholds the precise trade measure in the winding and at the same time the delivered goods to measures.
Photo
Straw Sorted in China
** This is from the same publication "Ottmar Reich "100 Years" (1938)" regarding new bleaching process invented by Ottmar Reich some time after WWI.
Had to liquidate the local competitors and burst into our reshaped to bleaching AG Department, which from then on worked with two works that are a number of patents brought orders from France, England, USA, Switzerland, etc., that the exact working methods of our peroxide bleaching later proven also in the refining of cane, raffia palm, loofah vines and nuts that were landmarks of development; but that one is looking to go repeated applications from abroad label oriented braids one sent with the remark that this particular estimated bleaching is desired (the labels bore the inscription "Made in Japan - Bleached in Germany." and were those marks which we ourselves our now had attached conditions), that means for us a recognition that we are looking forward honest.
STRAW PLAIT BLEACHING AND DYEING, AND STRAW HAT MANUFACTURING.
By E. F. WILLIAMSON. (1907)
This is from the English perspective which paints a similar picture as above.
http://www.forgottenbooks.org/readbook_text/The_Journal_1907_1000725795/313
From Ottmar Reich "100 Years" (1938). Ottmar Reich was famous in Germany for making Boaters (Kreissäge).
Rough translation to English.
Page 30:
Pictures of China and Japan, which have proven our business partners for the collection of writings at your disposal.
Seed (China): The sparse image section is possible, after all recognize the care with which here in the hilly country, the field is ordered; it resembles less our ethers, as our vineyards. The not too lean, not too rich sods are fine, high stalks.
Testing the braids (China): The Flechterinnen have tine inclination, less already geratenes straw good wind so that it comes to rest with the individual pieces inside. The inspectors ar-work at all lateral Skylight, priifen dos the purity of the straw, the goodness of the work, sor-animals qualities and accomplish tine amazement values daily output.
Harvest in the plane (China): rice and wheat straw for Flechtzwecke are often cut before maturity of the grains, the daft little woody stalk unit sick fast and beautiful intertwine laest. Reputation of the provinces have Maslienpoo, Sancolien, Fiuku and Sinchong.
Rustic-braiding (Japan): The career of the straw braid is easy to follow. The left-Seated squeezes the already sorted straws a precisely dimension calculate length in two halves, which provide 3 Middle intertwine with nimble fingers the finished braid to the right OUTDOORS from the end of work, which upholds the precise trade measure in the winding and at the same time the delivered goods to measures.
Photo
Straw Sorted in China
** This is from the same publication "Ottmar Reich "100 Years" (1938)" regarding new bleaching process invented by Ottmar Reich some time after WWI.
Had to liquidate the local competitors and burst into our reshaped to bleaching AG Department, which from then on worked with two works that are a number of patents brought orders from France, England, USA, Switzerland, etc., that the exact working methods of our peroxide bleaching later proven also in the refining of cane, raffia palm, loofah vines and nuts that were landmarks of development; but that one is looking to go repeated applications from abroad label oriented braids one sent with the remark that this particular estimated bleaching is desired (the labels bore the inscription "Made in Japan - Bleached in Germany." and were those marks which we ourselves our now had attached conditions), that means for us a recognition that we are looking forward honest.
STRAW PLAIT BLEACHING AND DYEING, AND STRAW HAT MANUFACTURING.
By E. F. WILLIAMSON. (1907)
This is from the English perspective which paints a similar picture as above.
http://www.forgottenbooks.org/readbook_text/The_Journal_1907_1000725795/313
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