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 202
ld enough to remember what Paisley was in the latter part ofthe weaving days. Thanks to the varied industries which have New Paisley 189 replaced the shawl trade, to the enterprise of the people, and tothe cheapness of necessary comforts which our new industrialsystem has produced, the frequent… … John Neilson Institution. benevolent agencies, so that where poverty exists, the causes cangenerally be traced to misconduct. The contrast between the Old and the New Paisley, isnowhere more strongly illustrated than among the young people.In the weaving days the draw-boys were conspicuous.…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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