Early Cotton Manufacture of the United States
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A two-page historical article tracing the growth of cotton manufacturing in the United States from the early 1700s to the 1820s. It covers colonial homespun, wool and linen cloth, early cotton cards and spinning jennies, calico printing, and the first mills at Pawtucket, Beverly, Paterson, Waltham and Lowell. It also notes the role of Samuel Slater, the move from hand-loom weaving to combined spinning and weaving mills, and the rise of roller printing.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- September 1889
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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