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 320
rs,from $0.83 to $1 per day; while women received still less,and boys or girls from $1 to $2 per week. Power looms were not installed in the Troy mill untilthe latter part of 1820. The spinning frames had seventy-two spindles each, and the best spinners ran only a pair offrames, which produced two… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 227 were considered a good days work. The first dresser usedin the Fall River mill warped the beam in sections of aboutan eighth of a yard at a time; while the roping until 1825was made in cones with open tops or with tops that had tobe wound by hand upon the bobbin, and very…
Textile industry
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