Records, 1942-1956.

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Records, 1942-1956.

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Annual reports, annotated copies of notices to stockholders, clippings of newspaper and magazine advertisements of Cheney products; includes information on its subsidiary the Pioneer Parachute Company, Inc., in Manchester, Conn., the war effort, and the increasing use of nylon and rayon instead of silk in materials produced.

1 box : ill. ; 39 x 26 x 6 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Pioneer Parachute Company (Manchester, Conn.)

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Cheney Brothers

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Mount Nebo Silk Manufacturing established by Charles, Frank, Ralph, and Ward Cheney and other family members in 1837; in 1843 renamed Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company; and in 1873 name changed to Cheney Brothers; sold to J.P. Stevens & Co., in 1955 and later resold to Gerli, Inc.; mills in South Manchester and Manchester, Conn., with offices in New York, N.Y.; closed in 1984. From the description of Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company records, 1734-1979. (Univers...