Crompton & Knowles Loom Works collection, 1837-2000 (bulk 1940-2000).

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Crompton & Knowles Loom Works collection, 1837-2000 (bulk 1940-2000).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70923136

Photographs; patents, including copy of 1837 patent for "fancy power loom"; publicity materials, including documents relating to the company's "E" award for productivity during World War II; notes on company history; and other materials.

.5 linear ft.

Worcester Historical Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8044666

Worcester Historical Museum

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Worcester Historical Museum

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Worcester Horticultural Society.

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Knowles, Lucius J., 1819-1884

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Crompton Loom Works

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Knowles Loom Works

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Knowles Loom Works established 1862 in Warren, Mass., by Lucius Knowles; moved to Worcester in 1867; merged with Crompton Loom Works in 1897, reincorporating as Crompton & Knowles Loom Works; manufacturer of looms. From the description of Knowles Loom Works collection, 1893-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960732 ...

Crompton & Knowles Loom Works

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Firm was established in 1897 by the consolidation of Crompton Loom Works (established 1851) and Knowles Loom Works (established 1855). It had manufacturing facilities in Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Loom specifications. 1923. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48447635 The company, located in Worcester, Mass., began in 1851 as a partnership of Merrill Furbush and George C...

Crompton, William, 1806-1891

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