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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of wool, the tanning of leather, and the manufacture of lace; and before the introduction of that manufacture into Nottingham, where machinery is used, lace-making afforded employment to a large portion of the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Inventories (mid-period), Inventories (late). Buckingham lace [buckingham and trolley lace] A form of PILLOW LACE made in the county of Buckinghamshire, but similar, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The population is partly employed in the manufacture of lace and the weaving of stockings: there are three …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… part of the female population is employed in making lace by hand. A court leet for the manor is held every third …
A History of the County of Stafford
… where it later traded as John Taverner & Sons Ltd. 19 Lace A lace mill which stood in Bond Street in 1900 was presumably opened by Boden & Co., lace manufacturers, the occupiers by 1904. The firm, which …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… at 2 s 9 p. Yard 7 11 3 To 102y ds of the best Cover d, lace 1 9 3 To 8y ds of brown hesings to Back line the head & … cleaning and mending locks and supplying blue and red silk lace to finish Chapel closet. [Chatsworth papers, account … Red Damask, large Figure, cut out for use, with Silk lace. John Mitchell offered to redeem the goods if they had …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The chief manufactures are those of stockings and lace, which afford employment to about 600 persons. The …
The Environs of London
… He is represented dressed in a shirt trimmed with black lace. Field was one of the children of the Chapel Royal: he …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the OED Sources: Acts. References: Salaman (1986). Cantlet lace [cantelet lace; antlet lace] See PIRL LACE OED earliest date of use: 1583 under Pirl …