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Textile industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 477 Collections and/or Records:

Pepper Manufacturing Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6832
Scope and Contents The Pepper Manufacturing Company manufactured textile machinery, specifically hosiery and knitted underwear machinery. The records (1880-1906) consist primarily of order books, listing the machinery sold and to whom, machinery parts sold and some repairs made, and the customer’s name and location (usually city and state). The company did business with a wide range of companies geographically, ranging from the New England states to New York and Pennsylvania; Montreal and towns in Ontario,...
Dates: 1880 - 1906

Phoenix Linen Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6836
Abstract

Includes accounts and statistics for spinning mill, weaving, and bleach house, plus weekly and monthly statements; a balance statement, inventory, and a report on finishing of linens. Also includes a report entitled, "Flax mills in Ontario and estimate of fibre for sale, 1916-17," and reports from Dun & Co. and National Credit Office on various linen companies and linen jobbers.

Dates: 1915-1917

Phoenix Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6837
Abstract

Collection of ledgers of financial records from Phoenix Manufacturing Co. and Union Manufacturing Co.

Dates: 1856-1915

Pocasset Worsted Company Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6838
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the papers that Frederick C. Fletcher removed when he sold the mill. They included extensive correspondence and purchasing records for both companies.

Also included is correspondence between William Halliwell agent for the Lawton Spinning Company and Caitlin & Company.

Dates: 1897-1907

Quinebaug Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6842
Abstract

Includes receipts and invoices for items purchased for the factory or for re-sale at the factory store. Receipts are from wholesale grocers, sellers of fancy goods, dry goods, fruit, etc. Also contains invoices for equipment for the mill, including bolts, nuts, spools and bobbins, loom harnesses, etc.

Dates: 1881-1889

R. D. Nesmith Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6844
Abstract

Records include account book of goods delivered, raw materials & dyestuffs; also goods sent elsewhere for finishing, 1845-1849; payroll & manufacturing accounts, few dye receipts, 1845- 1851; a work and time book, 1845-48; weave room time book, 1851-1852; weaving records, per employee, 1849-1850.

Dates: 1845-1851