Identifier: historyofamerica1922bost (find matches)
Title: History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated)
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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Subjects: Textile industry -- United States Textile fabrics -- United States
Publisher: Boston : Frank P. Bennett
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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ry C. Yale, deceased in1897, was associated with him for manyyears. Another associate of long standing,J. C. Van de Water, died in 1911. The firm, as at present constituted, is apartnership and dates from 1901. E. M. New Hampshire. They also market theproduct of other knitting mills and manu-factories of hosiery and underwear. Theyare known throughout the trade for highmerchandising standards and bear a repu-tation earned by over half a century of ser-vice. HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. MANTON B. METCALF The business of which Manton B. Met-calf is the head is known as MetcalfBrothers & Company. Associated withManton B. Metcalf are his two brothers,Stephen O. Metcalf, and Jesse H. Metcalf.They are especially the distributors of the land, R. 1., and the Mohegan Mills, ofNasonville, R. I., making fine worsteds. Thefirst mentioned mill was the original enter-prise of the father of the present members,the late Jesse Metcalf, Sr. The sons carry-ing on the traditions of the founder, have
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MANTON B. METCALF products of several important mills—theWanskuck Company of Providence, R. I.,making worsted goods for mens wear, Au-burn Woolen Co., of Auburn, N.Y., manu-facturing a fine grade of woolens, also theyare distributors for the Geneva Mills, Provi-dence, R. I., making overcoatings and w^oolsuitings; the Oakland Worsted Co., Oak- given the family name a reputation forquality and reliability in the woolen market.Manton B. Metcalfs career in the textilebusiness dates back to 1881 and to Swift,Sackett & Company. Today he acts asvice-president of two mills besides fulfillingthe chief executive duties of the firm at 45East Seventeenth street. New York. 289 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. H. R. MALLINSON & CO. There has been and always will be aquality of allurement in silks not shared bythe less aristocratic cottons and wools.They affect the sensibilities of sight andtouch with an indefinable appeal of beautyand refinement that the humbler fabricscannot rival. H. R. Ma

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