Wow, all that time I lived right around there and never knew that!! Thank you!
Sg On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 6:59 AM, Ann Catelli <elvestoor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Florence, Massachusetts, was part of Northampton until its silk industry > took off, when it separated & changed its name to reflect a great Italian > city also known for its silk. > > Corticelli brand silk was manufactured there. > > > Ann in CT > > > > ________________________________ > From: "penn...@costumegallery.com" <penn...@costumegallery.com> > > I didn't know until yesterday that Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania > area was known as Silk City. They had 20 silk manufacturers in the 19th & > 20th Centuries. I put a photo of the Union Silk Mill on my Facebook page > yesterday. > > Penny Ladnier > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- -Sg- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
