The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 160
ld later. As early as 1806 T. M. Mussey had built aloom at Exeter, N.H., which would weave, but was notpractical commercially. The dressing machine, out of which grew the dandyloom, that was necessary to the economical operation ofthe loom, was worked out by Thomas Johnson, of Bred-bury, an… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 107 was for the English to excel in weaving. He finally, onJan. 2, 1802, called about him a number of his workmen,among whom was Thomas Johnson, an ingenious but dissi-pated young man, and explained to them his needs. Soversatile were Johnsons expedients to compass the…
Textile industry
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