{{Short description|Woolen cloth by the Worumbo Manufacturing Company}} '''Polo cloth''' was a trade name for a cloth by the Worumbo Manufacturing Company.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Foundation|first=Sears, Roebuck|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sFFPAQAAMAAJ&q=Polo+cloth|title=Sears Advertising Policies: Rules and Standards Governing Retail and Mail Order Advertising|date=1955|publisher=Advertising Department, Sears, Roebuck and Company|pages=48|language=en}}</ref> It was a blended cloth made out of camel hair and wool.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Wingate|first=Isabel Barnum|url=http://archive.org/details/textilefabricsth0000wing_h3z7|title=Textile fabrics and their selection|date=1976|publisher=Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-13-912840-0|pages=290}}</ref> It was a loosely woven, soft, double faced twill weave construction that was primarily used for coats and overcoats.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Picken|first=Mary Brooks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORR9CgAAQBAJ&dq=Polo+cloth&pg=PT510|title=The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress|date=2013-04-16|publisher=Read Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-4474-9361-7|pages=510|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Service|first=New York State College of Agriculture Extension|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0bEQAQAAMAAJ&q=Polo+cloth|title=Cornell 4-H Club Bulletin|date=1929|pages=13|language=en}}</ref> Polo cloth derives its name from the outdoor sport of polo.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPZYAAAAYAAJ&q=Polo+cloth|title=America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries|date=1922|pages=1342|language=en}}</ref>
Camel hair is made stronger by combining it with wool for spinning.<ref name=":0" /> Camel hair, tweed, and Polo cloth were among the most commonly used fabrics for overcoats.<ref name=":1" />
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Category:Woven fabrics Category:Animal hair products Category:Camel products
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