Manila rope that was too frayed to remain in use could be recycled rather than discarded, making it a thrifty resource. Unlike the products of today, early Manila folders were much heavier and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At 5-foot-2 and 138 pounds, Janet Mormile can haul a rope like a long shoreman. Hand-over-hand, she wrests a python-sized, 40-pound manila rope toward her as though pulling ...

Hawkes & Heistand Examined by U. S. Sen. Com. THE HEISTAND INVESTIGATION.; Testimony that Gen. Corbin, Mr. Meikle- john, and Others Were to Benefit from Manila Rope Company.

The Manila hemp fibre used to make the best rope was sourced from the Philippines, as its name suggests, and twisted into cordage in automated factories ...