Coker Canvas. The textile industry of the Somerset/Dorset border

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Author(s) Sims, Richard
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2019
Pages 147pp; illus
Publisher Studio 6 Publishing
Place Published Bridport

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Business profiles & biographies

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Provides an account of the textile industries which developed at East and West Coker, notably canvas production - 'Coker Canvas' - which was favoured in sail cloth manufacture. Traces development from cottage to factory production and details individual manufacturers