History Of The American Card-clothing Industry

Portions of the matter contained in the following chapters have previously appeared in papers devoted to the textile industry. Recognizing the value of this, and knowing its perishable nature if recorded only in a newspaper, the publishers have corrected certain errors in what has heretofore appeared in print, have made many additions, and by printing and circulating it in book form among their friends and customers they wish to commemorate the centennial anniversan.' of tlie existence of their business.

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Copyright

PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.ITS EARLY HISTORY AND INVENTIONS

CHAPTER II.PLINY EARLE AND HIS SUCCESSORS. RECORD OF A CENTURY. THE T. K. EARLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

CHAPTER III.ELEAZER SMITH. HIS EFFORTS TO PERFECT THE CARDSETTING MACHINE

CHAPTER IV.AMOS WHITTEMORE, HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARDCLOTHING INDUSTRY. PERFECTION OF THE CARDSETTING MACHINE.

CHAPTER V.GROWTH OF THE CARD-CLOTHING INDUSTRY, AND SKETCHES OF PARTIES ENGAGED IN ITS MANUFACTURE

CHAPTER VI.LATER INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CARD CLOTHING. VARIETIES MADE

CHAPTER VII.DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CARD CLOTHING-PRESERVATION OF THE FIRST CARD-SETTING MACHINES

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