Draper corporation. [from old catalog], Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923 · [Milford, Mass., Printed by Milford journal co.] · leaf 29
LOOM AS USED BEFORE KAY. William Gilmourbrought patterns of thecrank driven powerloom to this country,and looms were con-structed by him andoperated at Lymans-ville in 1817. Themanufacture of theselooms was continuedby David Wilkinson.The original patternsw^ere surreptitiouslyEARLY FLY SHUTTLE… … 27 The price of cloth manufactured at Waltham in iSi6 was30 cents a yard, the price of the same cloth being reduced to61-2 cents a yard about 1843. The early mills at Lowell wereorganized by those interested in the Waltham Corporation. Theearly interest excited by these Waltham looms, gave rise to…
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