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 48
Coats, Limited, took place on 6th August, 1896. Several members of the Clark family have occupied publicpositions in the town, and all of them have been unwearied in theirwork on philanthropic and religious societies and associations The Clark Firm 43 Mr. James Clark of Ralston was a member of the… … StewarI Clark, Esu., of Dundas Castle. CHAPTER IV THE COATS FIRM I *HE founder of this business was James Coats (i774-1857). * He came of several generations of Paisley weavers, thanwhich no better ancestry need be desired by any man, andhe exhibited in his life many of the best characteristics of…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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