History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) (1922)
Boston : Frank P. Bennett · leaf 149
Me.This company was organized by C. 1. Barkerand E. F. Packard in 1882 and the qualityof its product, cotton yarn for the weaving. was also founder of the Barker Mill in Au-burn, Me., otherwise know^n as the LittleAndroscoggin Water Power Co. The AvonMills Company is one of the few textile… … Avon Mills knitting and wire trade, has brought it tothe front rank as one of the most reliabletextile mills in the United States. C. I. Bar-ker, the first president, was a pioneer in thetextile business in Lewiston, serving as agentof the Bates Manufacturing Company from1868 to 1888. During this…
Textile industry -- United States · Textile fabrics -- United States
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