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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the banks of the stream; besides six flour-mills. Lace-making affords employment to more than 1000 of the … containing 2002 inhabitants, many of whom are employed in lace-making and the manufacture of chairs. The parish …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… it, and the Grand Junction canal runs upon its borders. Lace-making employs some of the inhabitants. There is a place … is agricultural; the females are employed in pillow-lace making. The village was nearly all burnt down in 1813. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… AMBER, ARSENIC, BATH METAL, BAYS, BEAD, BED, BED LACE, BENGAL, BIRDS EYE, BLANKET, BOWL, BROADCLOTH, BUCKLE, … DORNICK - YARN, DRAM, DRUGGET, DUTCH METAL, EBONY, EDGING LACE, FIDDLE, FLANNEL, FRINGE, FURNITURE, GALLIPOT, GARDEN … POT, GIMP, GIRDLE, GUM, HAFT, HANGINGS, HARRATEEN, KERSEY, LACE, LATTEN, LEATHER - GIRDLE, LINE, LINK, LINSEY, MANGOE, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and waste. Many of the women and children are employed in lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's … and is conducted upon a moderate scale. Carpets, worsted-lace for liveries, gloves, and combs, are made; and there are …