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 248
boarded and whose daughter Hannah Slatermarried, made with his sons, under Slaters direction, theiron-work of the machines, while Pliny Earl, of Leicester,made the cards. At first the cards would not work, and,when Slater pointed out the defect. Earl and he beatthem to the proper curve with a piece… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 173 exposed that it was frozen every night, and, as he could getno one to bear the cold of the water in order to break theice to start the wheel, he himself had to spend two or threehours before breakfast every morning doing the work. STARTS FIRST COTTON MILL WITH ARKWRIGHT S…
Textile industry
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