Thursday, November 21, 2013

Crazy 'Bout Ribbins & Hosiery Too


From a 1919 ribbon craft catalogue found in my school's library.

 











(I would be extremely surprised if any of these mills still existed. I imagine they must have provided at least some economic support to those small towns.)

And some other textile mills and machinery that have gone the way of the small-town American ribbon factory (from this book):











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