Chronological Textile Events
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A two-page installment of a serial chronology of textile history from Posselt's Textile Journal, July 1912, covering events of 1812. It records American mill foundings and incorporations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, loom patents (Thorp, Shepherd, Sizer, Webb, Lee), wool production figures, and British developments such as Crompton's grant and the Nottingham riots. Illustrated with portraits and engravings of early mills and John Thorp's hand and power loom. A short note defining crochet cotton follows.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1912
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Scanned images provided by John Cropper.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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