Crompton & Knowles Corporation
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Crompton & Knowles Corporation
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Crompton & Knowles Loom Works established 1897 by consolidation of Crompton Loom Works (established 1851 by William Crompton) and Knowles Loom Works (established 1855 by Lucius J. Knowles); manufacturers of looms and textile machinery; headquartered in Worcester, Mass., but manufacturing facilities also in Providence, R.I., Philadelphia, Pa., and Charlotte, N.C.; because of expansion and diversification, name of company changed in 1956 to Crompton & Knowles Corporation; loom works in Worcester closed in 1981.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/130518509
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2001076696
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no2001076696
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Looms
Textile machinery industry
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Massachusetts--Worcester
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