A handbook to the industries of the British Isles and the United StatesD. Rogue, 1882 - 220 pages |
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... weaving districts of the linen trade . 17. The Midlothian field is situated in the counties of Edinburgh and Haddington , and is only of local importance . Ireland is but poorly supplied with coal , and has to get most of what she wants ...
... weaving districts of the linen trade . 17. The Midlothian field is situated in the counties of Edinburgh and Haddington , and is only of local importance . Ireland is but poorly supplied with coal , and has to get most of what she wants ...
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... weaving it into manufactured goods , whatever they may be . There are several groups of these great textile trades — viz . , cotton , wool , flax , silk , hemp and jute - all of which employ a vast number of people . About two and a ...
... weaving it into manufactured goods , whatever they may be . There are several groups of these great textile trades — viz . , cotton , wool , flax , silk , hemp and jute - all of which employ a vast number of people . About two and a ...
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... weaving ( and in many cases these two branches of industry are separate , though frequently carried on by the same manufacturer ) , there are a great number of necessary trades dependent on that of cotton . For instance , dyeing and ...
... weaving ( and in many cases these two branches of industry are separate , though frequently carried on by the same manufacturer ) , there are a great number of necessary trades dependent on that of cotton . For instance , dyeing and ...
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... weaving ; one town being celebrated for the fine yarns that it produces , another for producing a particular class of goods , as , for instance , Paisley in Scotland for cotton . thread , Middleton in Lancashire for tapes and small ...
... weaving ; one town being celebrated for the fine yarns that it produces , another for producing a particular class of goods , as , for instance , Paisley in Scotland for cotton . thread , Middleton in Lancashire for tapes and small ...
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... weaving it . Like our iron furnaces , however ( page 9 ) , these are not always busily at work , for in times of trade - depression , a good many cotton mills either run short - time or are stopped altogether . The best way of ...
... weaving it . Like our iron furnaces , however ( page 9 ) , these are not always busily at work , for in times of trade - depression , a good many cotton mills either run short - time or are stopped altogether . The best way of ...
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