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 266
way bypatenting it, but permitted Mr. Gilmore to sell to DavidWilkinson for ten dollars the use of all his drawings, so thatit was not long before the Scotch loom, as the Gilmoreloom was known, was being used quite generally by themills in the lower part of New England, looms being builtby David… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 185 No. 80, the cloth of which was said to be the finest in thecountry. Slaters successful use of Arkwrights machines not only-brought him and his associates great prosperity, but placedcotton manufacturing in the United States on a securefooting. By this time Slater had…
Textile industry
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