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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for the manufacturers of Glasgow, in which more than 500 looms are in constant operation; and the making of shawls, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1902 added a new block. 226 About then there were 50 looms, 15 in the main building and 35 probably in the new …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 87 who were sometimes helped by the parish to purchase looms or spinning-wheels. 88 During most of the 18th century …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Dundaff moor. In the village are between 300 and 400 hand-looms, employing the larger part of the population in making …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and in 1838 the three principal firms controlled about 430 looms; the looms were of primitive construction, the shuttle being … fact that it was common for a family to have two narrow looms, and the part-time nature of most of the weaving, …