The rug and carpet industry of Philadelphia: (1917)
Philadelphia. Chamber of commerce. Educational committee. [from old catalog], Hall, Philip A. [from old catalog] · [Philadelphia · leaf 5
ntroduced or invented. The tremendous growth,however, did not begin until after the Civil War, and about 1870there were two hundred aiid fifteen factories, large and small, tiu-ningout in great quantities the article which transforms a house into ahome. Shortly afterward power looms began to… … original Uriental v^ay gradually die out, which they did in the earlynineties. Brussels and Tapestry carpets and Smyrnarugs were the next in importance, showing a rapidadvance from 1880. Axminster, Velvet and Wil-ton also started at this time and with many newweaves which had hut a brief existence,…
Rugs · Carpets
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