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INCH-POUND A-A-52094A March 30, 2007 SUPERSEDING
A-A-52094
March 15, 1991
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION THREAD, COTTON
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description as a replacement for V-T-276 or all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description covers the requirements for cotton thread used for sewing various cloth, clothing, and equipage items.
2. CLASSIFICATION.
Type I - Machine thread, soft finish Type II - Machine thread, glazed finish Type III - Machine thread, mercerized finish Type IV - Shoe thread, soft finish
Type V - Shoe thread, glazed finish
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.
3.1 General description. The thread shall be spun from combed cotton and shall have a soft, glazed, or mercerized finish as specified in the contract or purchase order (see 7.3). The glazing compound may be any commercially available agent intended for this purpose. The final direction of the thread twist shall be "Z" twist. Types I, II, and III thread shall average not more than one full thread knot or splice per 1,000 yards. Types IV and V thread shall average not more than one full thread knot or splice per 600 yards.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP Standardization Team, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/ .
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