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The romance of lace, its historical background, its present manufacture, its varieties and uses (1920)

Zion Lace Industries, Marshall Field & Company · Chicago, Zion lace industries, owned and operated by Marshall Field & company · leaf 16

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hat reduced the vast hand-made lace industry. The remarkable fabrics now produced on the lacemachine can scarcely be distinguished from hand-madelaces even by experts. The lace machine was slowlyevolved, its development being the result of long yearsof experiment entailing countless disappointments… … 13

Lace and lace making

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