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 55
, three-fourths of theirtrade was with America. A younger brother, Andrew Coats(1814-1900), was sent out to manage the selling departmentof the business in the United States, and continued to do sofor twenty years with marked prudence and ability. 50 The Paisley Thread Various changes occurred in… … Coats Mii.r. in Pawtucket, Rhode Isiaxd, U.S.A. off their fathers shoulders and displaying the same admirablebusiness qualities as their parents. The popularity of Coats thread was due to its invariablyexcellent and uniform quality and guaranteed length, but, asusual, a host of counterfeits sprang…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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