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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but they are not carried on to any great extent; the manufacture of glass was introduced in 1797, and is conducted … which grows abundantly and in great perfection, is in the manufacture of butter-firkins, in which it is chiefly … beds of aluminous strata; and extensive works for the manufacture of alum are established in the vicinity of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and measured by the ell, a common indication of linen manufacture. OED earliest date of use: 1753 as Yorkshires …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Although the product itself was long known, the method of manufacture there was only explained in the late seventeenth …