The silk industry in America. A history: prepared for the Centennial Exposition (1876)
Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 · [New York Silk Association of America] · leaf 89
sewing-silks inPhiladelphia, and still continues the sale of the Hovacciand Vittorelli brands of silk and twist, which are greatfavorites with the jobbing trade. Gurney & Co. started the manufacture of the I X L twistand silk braids, at Newark, N. J., in 1844. We believe theyhave relinquished… … XII. Firms established between 1848 mid 1854. •OBIAS KOHN, of Hartford, Conn., in 1848,founded a mill for sewing-silks and trimmings,which has since grown into the Novelty Weav-ing and Braiding Works, of which Mr. Kohnis President. The concern manufactures sew-ing-silks, gimps, fringes, tassels,…
Silk manufacture and trade
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