History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) (1922)
Boston : Frank P. Bennett · leaf 98
n and Oriental rugs andcarpets imported each year. The neces-sity for buying abroad the great bulk ofmaterials used, and the much higher wagespaid in the United States for manufacture,make it impossible to compete with GreatBritain, Germany, and France; consequent-ly there is practically no… … Chenille i Axminster Loom 30 Feet Long may have been crushed, the shearing ma-chine trims it to a uniform height and thewomen burlers remove and repair all theminor imperfections, such as knots, threads,etc., that are bound to creep in to a greateror lesser extent. In the old days, the days when…
Textile industry -- United States · Textile fabrics -- United States
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