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 40
world. At that time weaving was prosperous in Paisley. The workwas light and well paid. The weavers usually ceased their The Clark Firm 35 labours in the afternoon, and, attired in their best, went outfor a promenade and a crack. There was, therefore, at thistime a steady stream of incomers, which… … James Ci.auk (No. 1), 1747-1899. as exist, shows that many of the families now numerous in Paisleycame into the town at this period, and among them the family ofthe Clarks, which had hardly any representatives in the townbefore that date. James Clark, No. i (1747-1829), one of the sons of…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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