Woven in Kidderminster. An illustrated history of the carpet industry in the Kidderminster area including Stourport, Bridgnorth and Bewdley, 1735-2000
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- Author(s) Thompson, Melvyn
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2002
- Pages 202pp; illus
- Publisher David Voice Associates
- Place Published Kidderminster
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- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Written by a retired employee in the industry providing a narrative and chronological history of the industry. Heavily illustrated. Chapters include: 'Floor coverings and the early days'; 'Hand looms and the riverside factories, 1735-1851'; 'Power looms and the mills,1851-1900'; 'Mergers, wars and prosperity, 19800-56'; 'Tufters, technology and decline, 1956-2000'; 'Company review' [pp136-91]. The latter provides narratives of firms and families involved in the industry. Includes much about the Brinton family and its firms; the Carpet Manufacturing Co; Carpet Trades Ltd; Tomkinson Ltd; Woodward Grosvenor Ltd