Sewing Silk and Machine Twist
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An 1872 article on the history of sewing silk and machine twist in the United States. It traces silk culture from China and the early American colonies (Virginia, Georgia, Carolina, Connecticut) through bounties, decline, and revival. It then covers the Mansfield Silk Company and the Nonotuck Silk Company's introduction of machine twist in 1852 for sewing machines. It closes with a note on the prejudice favoring Italian silk and includes a Nonotuck Silk Co. advertisement.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1872
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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