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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the principal branch of trade; not less than 4000 hand-looms are constantly employed in weaving these articles in an … of the other articles have been obliged to introduce power-looms, which are well adapted to the heavier kinds of linen, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… About 350 persons are occupied in weaving yarn, by hand-looms, into cloth of different fabrics, consisting of fine … Company erected a weaving factory, in which the number of looms has, since that time, increased from 450 to nearly 600; … partly by water power, and partly by steam, are 600 power-looms, in the management of which more than 300 persons are …
The Environs of London
… or four families in a house, and work at home at their looms and reels for the master weavers in Spitalfields. In …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… may have been a scene of the riots against mechanized silk looms in 1675. 73 In 1697 it petitioned against the import of … in Cock Lane, raised a strike fund, and smashed engine looms. The military raided the Dolphin and two of the … Spitalfields weaving industry, having 77 per cent of the looms and 82 per cent of the families employed. 18 The …