Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company.
Biographical notes:
The Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company operated cotton and synthetic textile factories at Wilmington, Del., and Eddystone and Reading, Pa. It was incorporated in 1889 as the successor to a business established in Wilmington by Joseph Bancroft (1803-1874) in 1831. It became a division of Indian Head Mills, Inc., in 1961. The last factory in Wilmington closed in 1981.
From the description of Miscellany, 1935-1961. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122458506
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Subjects:
- Bleaching
- Clothing
- Clothing and dress
- Coated fabrics
- Cotton fabrics
- Cotton finishing
- Cotton manufacture
- Cotton textile industry
- Cotton textiles
- Crease-resistant fabrics
- Dyes and dyeing
- Fireproofing agents
- Fireproofing of fabrics
- Flammable fabrics
- Military uniforms
- Polyurethanes
- Rayon
- Textile chemistry
- Textile fabrics
- Textile fabrics
- Textile finishing
- Textile industry
- Textile printing
- Textile research
- Underwear
- Waterproof clothing
Occupations:
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Places:
- Delaware (as recorded)
- Brazil (as recorded)
