Clark Thread Company

George A Clark & Bros Inc , selling agents, Newark, New Jersey, USA, was formed to act as the sole and exclusive agent of The Clark Thread Co , thread manufacturers, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

George A Clark (1824-1873) was the second son of John Clark, one of the founders of J & J Clark & Co, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (which later became Clark & Co Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley). George Clark had formed the company, Kerr & Co Ltd , cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, with his brother-in-law, Peter Kerr, in 1850 . He moved to America six years later with his brothers Alexander (1837-1877) and William, acting as import agents for companies, Kerr & Clark, thread manufacturers, Paisley, and J & J Clark & Co, thread manufacturers, Paisley. He stayed during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and formed with Alexander and William the Passaic Thread Co, thread manufacturers, Newark, New Jersey, USA, with a capital of&36;750,000 in 1865 , in order to overcome the increased American tariffs on imported thread. The name changed in 1866 to The Clark Thread Co, and the capital was increased to&36;1 million to help finance a new mill. The base was in Newark, New Jersey, USA. The purpose of the company was the manufacturing and selling in New Jersey of spool sewing cotton, yarns, thread and other such products. George also became a partner in Clark & Co Ltd , thread manufacturers, Paisley, in the same year. Alexander took over control of The Clark Thread Co after George died, but died himself soon thereafter. John, James and Stewart Clark then became directors and moved the financial control to Paisley, Scotland. William remained in America to oversee the management of the business until his death in 1912.

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