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A History of the County of Essex
… There was a fulling mill at Sewardstone in c. 1777. 37 A pin factory was in existence by 1805, 38 but had closed by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… earls Ferrers. Most of the females are employed in making pillow-lace. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… three cloth-halls have been erected. There are several pin-factories, pins being a staple article of trade here; and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… an older method of using pegs on the wall [see WARPING PIN] and was replaced in turn by the WARPING MILL [Trowbridge … (late). References: Trowbridge Museum (online). Warping pin A term that has not been noted in the dictionaries. It … RIGELL is also a term not yet identified. The warping pin may be the same as the PIN described by Randle Holme …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… Wardrobe] of six pairs of sheets, 12 towels and 12 pillow biers for the Queen's footmen: to an estimate of 19 l. …