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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:25 AM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History
Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory.
This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is
an interesti
Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory.
This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is
an interesting wedding featuring the lace. Love the bridesmaid with the
beret hat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related
Penny L
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 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 al
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...@costumega
Very interesting, thanks, Penny. Here in Derby (UK) we are only half an hour's
drive from Nottingham, but I hadn't realised that "Nottingham lace" was used as
a generic term for machine-made lace. I suppose it's all made in the Far East
now, like most of the other textile production.
About 40 y
Tuesday night on the History Channel was a show called Abandoned. A salvage
crew goes into abandoned buildings to salvage doors, equipment, etc. The
episode was about the Scranton Lace Company in Scranton, PA. The company
was in business for 105 years and the world's largest producer of Nottingh
