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 92
trustees. The glory had departed ; and,becoming known as Loves Folly, it was transformed into amarket garden, where the children were accustomed to go forentertainment when the strawberries and gooseberries were ripe. Offered for sale in 1866, it was bought privately by Mr.Thomas Coats of… … FolTNTAIN GaUDENS It was presented to the town by Mr. Coats, on 26th May,1868, together with an endowment of ^5,000, in order thatit might be maintained for the good of the community, freeof charge. This endowment was further augmented by hiseldest son, Mr. James Coats, Junr., of Ferguslie, in…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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