The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... manufacture of thread as carried on in Holland , Christian Shaw , as we shall still name her , improved in the art , and soon a large mill with numbers of workers was the result . Bargarran House was inhabited till 1843 , when it was ...
... manufacture of thread as carried on in Holland , Christian Shaw , as we shall still name her , improved in the art , and soon a large mill with numbers of workers was the result . Bargarran House was inhabited till 1843 , when it was ...
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... manufactures of Paisley were very trifling , consisting only of coarse chequered linen cloth , and imitations of striped muslins , called Bengals . After the union a free trade set in between the two countries , commerce flour- ished ...
... manufactures of Paisley were very trifling , consisting only of coarse chequered linen cloth , and imitations of striped muslins , called Bengals . After the union a free trade set in between the two countries , commerce flour- ished ...
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... manufacture of linen thread , as carried on at Bargarran , through the communication of workers there , availed himself of that know- ledge and established its manufacture in Pais- ley . This town soon became celebrated for its thread ...
... manufacture of linen thread , as carried on at Bargarran , through the communication of workers there , availed himself of that know- ledge and established its manufacture in Pais- ley . This town soon became celebrated for its thread ...
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... manufactures , the deepening and widening of the Cart was considered necessary . To enable them to carry out these undertakings , an Act of Parliament was obtained , empowering the Magistrates to levy for a period of 31 years two ...
... manufactures , the deepening and widening of the Cart was considered necessary . To enable them to carry out these undertakings , an Act of Parliament was obtained , empowering the Magistrates to levy for a period of 31 years two ...
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... manufacture of silk gauze was in- troduced into Paisley by Humphrey Fulton , and that manufacture soon became the staple trade in the town . Mr Fulton was born in Beith in 1713. He was originally a packman , and after- wards commenced ...
... manufacture of silk gauze was in- troduced into Paisley by Humphrey Fulton , and that manufacture soon became the staple trade in the town . Mr Fulton was born in Beith in 1713. He was originally a packman , and after- wards commenced ...
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