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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in 1797, and is conducted upon a moderate scale. Carpets, worsted-lace for liveries, gloves, and combs, are made; and … prevails. There is a considerable trade in the spinning of worsted-yarn, and the manufacture of wool cards and combs. … have long been famous for their manufacture of knit worsted and yarn stockings; but this has been, in a great …