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American silk, 1830-1930

American silk, 1830-1930

by Jacqueline Field, Marjorie Senechal, Madelyn Shaw

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"Traces the American silk industry, once the world's largest, through case studies of the Nonotuck (Northampton, Massachusetts), Haskell (Westbrook, Maine), and Mallinson (New York and Pennsylvania) silk companies. Examines entrepreneurs as well as history of technology and products from sewing-machine thread to mass-produced plain and high-fashion silks"--Provided by publisher.
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["History" "Silk industry" "Industries - General" "United States" "Business / Economics / Finance" "20th century" "Antiques & Collectibles" "Textiles & Costume" "Antiques/Collectibles" "19th century" "Industries united states history"]

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