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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… tilting for barges and wagons, felting for paper-makers, and mops, are likewise made to a considerable extent. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… with preference given to widows of clothiers or blanket-makers. 6 The houses, to include an upper and lower room and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hist. vol. 2, no. 3 (1985), 76; Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 1502; PRO, HO 107/1731 (Hailey census, s.v. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (decline of blanket ind.). Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 167. Below. Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 1357, 154. Financial Times, 9 Oct. 1952. Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 13740; Oxf. Mail, 29 Nov. 1951; Financial Times, 9 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1680s did they begin routinely to call themselves blanket-makers. 36 Witney's previous concentration on broadcloth may … The fellmonger Richard Early, related to prominent blanket-makers, left 30-worth of coarse and fine wool in 1707, while … regulation was revived in 1709 when 80 leading blanket-makers, alleging that fraudulent practices were increasing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of women supplemented family income as dress- or bonnet-makers, glovers, or laundresses. 8 The Blanket Industry c. … numerous shoemakers, up to seven saddlers and harness-makers, four or five curriers and tanners, and a few … around sixty worked at the factory, the rest being makers and finishers in Witney and surrounding villages. 80 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the failure of a blanket-making enterprise by the glove-makers Pritchett and Webley, Marriott & Sons acquired Worsham … of weavers employed Aug. 1949. Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 125; ORO, B1/A/2, s.a. 191415. Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 125; Beckinsale, 'Cotswold Woollen Ind.' 360; local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lond. & Prov. Dir. (18234); Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 92; cf. Oxf. Jnl. 5 July 1802, 1 Jan. 1803. Secker's … p. 8; 17 Mar. 1999, p. 27. Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 171; Witney Gaz. 9 Mar. 1978. Aspects of 1619 …