Samuel Oldknow business records, 1787-1811.

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Samuel Oldknow business records, 1787-1811.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49301343

.4 linear ft. (1 document box)

Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Oldknow, Samuel 1756-1828

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Epithet: of Melior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x00026d Samuel Oldknow was an English industrialist, the first successful maker of British muslin. He was born in Anderton, Lancashire in 1756. After serving an apprenticeship, he set up as manufacturer of cotton goods and fustians in Anderton. In 1781, as the cotton industry became mechanized, Oldknow began producing muslin pro...