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A History of the County of Essex
… 40 he put them to work on the 20 spinning wheels and 4 looms in the weaving room and another workshop in the house. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… for spinning cotton yarn, and weaving it by means of power-looms. Many skins of the native sheep, and foreign lamb and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by water or steam. The weaving of silk ribbons by power-looms was introduced about 1824, and is now carried on in …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… introduced by immigrants from the Low Countries. Diaper looms were equipped with two or more harnesses in such a way …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… number of hands, was followed up by the erection of looms for weaving the yarn into various fabrics, of which the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… scenery pleasingly varied. The weaving of linen by hand-looms affords employment to about 500 persons. A church of a …