History of a Coat -- No. I
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The first installment of a series from The Penny Magazine tracing how a sheep's fleece becomes a man's coat. It opens with the anecdote of Sir John Throgmorton's coat made in a single day, then gives a historical sketch of the woollen manufacture from early skin garments, the origins of sheep, and the Roman, Spanish, Flemish and French industries to the growth of the English trade. It closes with statistics on output, exports and employment in 1800 and 1833, and says later installments will describe the making of short-wooled fabrics such as broadcloth.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- August 29, 1840
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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