INCH-POUND
A-A-50198A June 21, 2000
Superseding
A-A-50198
June 30, 1989
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION THREAD, GIMP, COTTON, BUTTONHOLE
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of
this commercial item description in preference to Federal Specification V-T-280.
1 SCOPE. This document covers thread intended for use as the reinforcing cord for eyelet-end buttonholes.
2. CLASSIFICATION The thread shall be in the following types.
2.1 Type.
Soft Finish - The thread shall have no consistency or luster not inherent to the cotton fiber.
Glazed Finish - The thread shall be polished and lustrous, with a smooth surface having no protruding fibers.
3 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1 General description. The thread shall be made from cotton and shall have a soft or a glazed finish as specified in the applicable end item
specification or procurement document. The direction of the final twist shall
be "S", unless otherwise specified. The thread shall have an average of not more than one thread knot or splice per 500 yards.
Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn.: DSCP-COCT, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia PA., 19111-5092.
AMSC N/A FSC 8310
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
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