A linen tester is a kind of loupe . I donšt know how it got this name must
be something to do with the textile industry.
Historically used for counting threads per inch to determine quality of
linen. High thread count=good quality. You still se thread counts given on
bed linen packaging.
Kate
Received on Mon Feb 16 13:35:30 2004
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