[Letter] 1907 March 16, Nonotuck Silk Company, Florence, Mass. / [from] Chas. A. Huxley.

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[Letter] 1907 March 16, Nonotuck Silk Company, Florence, Mass. / [from] Chas. A. Huxley.

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A letter headed To Whom It May Concern, certifying the employment of and recommending Anna Quinn as a good worker. This letterhead reads: Nonotuck Silk Co. with Corticelli Silk Mills under the company name.

1 leaf ; 28 cm.

American Textile History Museum Library

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American Textile History Museum Library

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Quinn, Anna, 1848-

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Nonotuck Silk Company

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The company, manufacturers of sewing silk and machine twist established in 1838, had offices in New York City and a factory in Florence, Mass. From the description of [Billhead] 1895 Nov. 23. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 49937817 The company, manufacturers of sewing silk and machine twist established in 1838, had offices in New York City and Boston and a factory in Florence, Mass. From the description of [Letter] 1884 May 10, Flo...

Corticelli Silk Mills.

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Huxley, Charles A.

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The company traces its founding to 1838 when the Northampton Silk Co. was established in Northampton, Mass. (Florence is a suburb of Northampton and was named in honor of the Italian city). The Nonotuck Steam Mills, a descendant of these previous efforts, was established in the late 1840's and in 1852 developed a machine twist silk suitable for use on the new sewing machine. After moving to several locations, it finally reorganized as the Nonotuck Silk Co. in 1855 and was incorporat...