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A History of the County of Oxford
… the 1970s, however, collapsing markets for traditional blankets, combined with national recession, led to rapid … completed in 1957, the firm pioneering screenprinting of blankets. Cellular blankets were produced in bulk from the mid 1950s, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th … one possible cause of its demise. 30 Specialization in the blankets with which Witney became identified does not appear … century, and the subsequent growth in 'new draperies'. 31 Blankets, a specialized form of broadcloth made from coarse …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (communications). Below, this section. Specialization in blankets seems not to have occurred before the late 16th or …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of foreign wools in blending, were aimed at making Witney blankets more competitive, though in the 1830s Witney … in 1905. 48 The industry's main products continued to be blankets and duffels, with waggon-tilts, rugs, and mops. Both … Early (and by then Smith's) produced 'all kinds' of blankets, rugs, and coverlets. Machinery at Witney Mills …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the town. 5 By then Witney produced some 700,000 pairs of blankets a year, between a fifth and a quarter of national … machines replaced fulling stocks for shrinking and felting blankets, and, more significantly, coloured blankets were introduced, requiring considerable expansion of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… commenting on the 'broad-wheel Witney waggons' laden with blankets which he passed on the narrow and rutted … produce, and, in the 1950s, nearly 100,000 bales of blankets. 96 In the 1930s the railway was listed among …
A History of the County of Oxford
… worth 104, owned two looms, wool, yarn, and finished blankets, but had household goods valued at only 7. 62 In … and 'other lumber'. 97 Thomas Dutton had 57 pairs of blankets in his hall chamber in 1694, and Leonard Bowman twelve pairs of blankets in the kitchen chamber. 98 For those dealing in such …