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The Woollen Industry

by Don Oslear
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780852635988
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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  • Pages: 32
  • Original Price: INR 350.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 92 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Most places in Britain have had some connection with the woollen industry. For several hundred years it was Britain's principal source of wealth.and provided more jobs than all the other industries put together. The country's fortunes were largely dependent on the wool trade, in which almost every family had a stake - from the spinster at her hand wheel to the merchant seeking foreign markets. Inn signs such as the Fleece and Ram remind us of the former importance of wool. So, too, do the splendid churches, mills and public buildings built by the successful entrepreneurs. The English language has been enriched by the many phrases derived from the trade - 'dyed in the wool', 'spinninging a yarn', 'on tenterhooks' - and thousands of people owe their surnames to ancestors who were Websters, Weavers, Tuckers, Walkers, Listers and so on. Author Aspin traces the story of wool in Britain from prehistoric times to the present day and uses many previously unpublished illustrations to illuminate his story.

Aspin, Chris: -

Chris Aspin is a historian with a particular interest in textiles. Among his published works are a biography of James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinny jenny, and 'Lancashire: The First Industrial Society', a study of the social aspects of the industrial revolution. He drew on his large collection of local history material when compiling this Album. Mr Aspin, a retired journalist, published in 2003 'The Water-Spinners' a five hundred page account of the first water-powered Arkwright-type spinning factories. He also wrote 'The Cotton Industry' in this series.

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