Trowbridge Woollen Industry as Illustrated by the Stock Books of John & Thomas Clark, 1804-1824

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Provides transcriptions, some abridged, from the stock books which show details of assets at year end. Also provides an introduction to the firm and ts records having sections: 'Early history of the Trowbridge woollen industry'; 'Early history of Clarks, the clothiers'; 'Basic raw materials'; 'Manufacturing processes'; 'Water supply'; 'Power'; 'Factory buildings'; 'Cloths'; 'Markets and marketing'; 'Transport'; 'State of trade and profits'; 'Nature of the Clark records'; 'Method of editing'