The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 161
ndustries of the town, although excellentin their own way, do not now require the same artistic services.Continuing our ramble southwards, we pass through Charles-ton, a noted suburb in the days of the shawl trade. It also has 152 The Paisley Thread undergone great changes. A few of the one-storey… … DUNX SuUAllE, LOOKING EaST, 1906. more space for the ever increasing traffic, and the advent of theelectric cars. Beyond Carriagehill we come to Colinslee. Thiswas the principal seat of the block printing of shawls, whichflourished as the harness weaving fell away. These printers,who earned good…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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