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History and manufacture of floor coverings (1899)

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which go to make the figure, these yarns being hung nearhim so that he can take up each color as required. Thereare no repeats in an Aubusson centre design, the char-acteristic feature of such patterns being a medallion. Savonnerie and Aubusson carpets being hand made andot fine material, rank… … CHAPTER VI. Hand Made and Chenille Axminsters. ^ LD-STYLE hand made Axminsters were first manufactured by Thomas Whitty, who es-tablished a factory for the purpose atAxminster, England, in 1755. When Mr.Whitty failed in business some years laterthe industry was transferred to Wilton,where a factory…

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