American Textile History Museum
Found in 680 Collections and/or Records:
Henry F. Perkins Papers
Patents & patent correspondence of Henry F. Perkins, Andover, Massachusetts, relating to his improvements for cloth folding machine. American patent, including drawings & specifications, issued March 19, 1918. Canadian patent, including drawings & specifications, issued November 18, 1919. Also includes letters of recommendation for George H. Gerrish, an engineer with American Woolen Co., 1929.
Henry York and Harold A. Giffin Records
Patent papers for spool stripper.
Herbert J. Ball Graphics
This is a collection of graphics collected and donated by Herbert J. Bell.
Herbert J. Ball Papers
Collection contains teaching materials related to textile testing as well as subject files, files on fiber types, textile machinery, instruments and textile testing.
Hilaire J. D'Auteuil Papers
Contains notes on warp calculations, weights and counts; worsted yarns; silk and rayon twist weaves; coloration and dyes. Also contains miscellaneous notes mainly pertaining to weaving.
Hollingworth Family Papers
Correspondence mostly received by William Rawcliff, largley written by the Joseph Hollingworth, along with his father George and brother Jabez, John, and James.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Textile industry 446
- Textile workers 168
- Woolen and worsted manufacture 147
- Textile machinery 142
- Cotton manufacture 128
- Textile factories 93
- Dyes and dyeing 73
- Weaving. 62
- Industrial relations 54
- Textile machinery industry 54
- Textile manufacturers 52
- Manufacturers' agents 47
- Looms. 46
- Wool industry 43
- Lawrence (Mass.) 41
- Wages. 39
- Textile fabrics. 35
- Women textile workers 33
- Spinning machinery 32
- Wool 28
- Yarn 28
- Carding-machines 26
- Payrolls. 25
- Industries 24
- Carding 23
- Spinning 23
- Lowell (Mass.) 22
- Silk industry 20
- Swatches (Dry-goods) 20
- Textile finishing 20
- Woolen and worsted machinery 19
- Cotton machinery 18
- Knitting machines 18
- Labor 18
- Textile schools 17
- Advertising. 16
- Cotton 16
- Male employees 16
- Child labor. 15
- Flannel 15
- Textile printing 15
- Water-power. 15
- Textile research 14
- Weavers 14
- Knit goods industry 13
- Patents. 13
- Cotton trade 12
- Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.) 12
- Women employees 12
- Business records 11
- Clothing and dress. 11
- Hosiery industry 11
- Labor unions 11
- Linen industry 11
- Strikes and lockouts 11
- Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912 11
- Textile chemistry 11
- Winding machines 11
- Business enterprises 10
- Cotton fabrics 10
- Flax industry 10
- Sheep. 10
- Dams. 9
- Dye industry 9
- Inventors. 9
- Machine shops 9
- North Andover (Mass.) 9
- Taunton (Mass.) 9
- Textile design 9
- Trade associations 9
- Wool scouring 9
- Woolen and worsted finishing 9
- Woolen and worsted spinning 9
- Worcester (Mass.) 9
- World War, 1914-1918 9
- Andover (Mass.) 8
- Coverlets 8
- Fashion. 8
- Rug and carpet industry 8
- Women's clothing 8
- Wool-carding 8
- Worsted 8
- Bleaching industry 7
- Boston (Mass.) 7
- Combing machines 7
- Cotton textiles 7
- Dry-goods. 7
- Employee rules 7
- Machinists 7
- Manchester (N.H.) 7
- Mill agents 7
- Pickers (Weaving) 7
- Real property. 7
- Textile fibers 7
- World War, 1939-1945 7
- Belts and belting 6
- Blankets 6
- Cloth labels 6
- Cotton spinning 6
- Drawing. 6 + ∧ less