A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
DRESSING RATTAN IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.
Here we see an important industry of our Eastern Empire—the preparation of canes (Calarnus rolang). The rattan cane is a climbing plant averaging about two inches in diameter. Its uses are almost infinite; chairs, ropes, mats, hats, cables, walking sticks, and scores of other objects for use and ornament are manufactured from this useful plant. The canes are here undergoing the process of being sorted, straightened, stripped, and prepared for delivery. It would be hard to find a more picturesque little factory than this opening under the leaves of the great palm trees; and whatever Her Majesty's Inspector might say with regard to the length of the hours worked, whatever view the Trades Unions might take of the wages paid, space and ventilation are without doubt amply provided.