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 43
ames (1783-1865),and John (1791-1864), formed the firm of J. & J. Clark, anderected a factory in Seedhills. Hand machines had by this 38 The Paisley Thread time been discarded, and the thread trade had become a factory-industry. The James Clark of Messrs. J. & J. Clark was the first… … James Clark, Es«., Chapel House. Originally the cotton thread was sold in hanks or skeins, andthen ladies had to wind it into little balls, as they generally winda cut of wool yarn at the present day. Wishing to conveniencehis fair customers, James would, on selling a skein of cottonthread, sit…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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