Ames Textile Corporation.
Biographical notes:
The company, located in Lowell, Mass., manufactured cotton knitted goods, wool and blended yarn for knitters and weavers, worsted and blended fabrics for men's wear and uniforms, plain jersey and fancy knit fabrics for dresses and suits, and woolen spun fabrics for women's clothing. The company was formed in 1955 by the merger of the Lawrence Manufacturing Co. and the Ames Worsted Co. The Lawrence Manufacturing Co. manufactured cotton industrial knit fabric and automotive fabrics. The Ames Worsted Co. was established in 1921 by C. Brooks Stevens; the U.S. Bunting Co. merged with it in 1936. Ames Textile now produces specialty yarns and fabrics, especially fabrics for athletic team uniforms, woven wool fabrics for clothing, and synthetic filament yarns for woven labels and specialty products.
From the description of [Business records]. 1952. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50863481
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Subjects:
- Cotton manufacture
- Industry
- Textile industry
- Woolen and worsted manufacture
- Yarn
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- Massachusetts--Southbridge (as recorded)
- Maine--Skowhegan (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Lawrence (as recorded)
- Maine--Richmond (as recorded)
- Georgia--Chattahoochee (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Lowell (as recorded)
