History of the Machine Wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufactures; ... introduced by an essay on the life and work of William Felkin by Stanley D Chapman

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First published 1867. Prefaced by an extensive chapter by S D Chapman's [pp v-xxxiii]. Deals with the industry in his own lifetime, his account of the earlier period largely taken from G Hanson, 'Civil, Political and Mechanical Account of the Framework Knitters', 1831. Focuses especially on technical change and production from early times but notably in 19th century. Chapters include: 'The old hand weaving loom'; 'Hand knitting'; 'Invention of the stocking-loom by Rev. Wm Lee'; 'The stocking loom and the Rev. Wm Lee, continued'; Stocking weavers and the charter, 1610 to 1750'; 'The Derby rib hosiery frame - Mr Jedediah Strutt'; 'Modifications of the hosiery machine, 1760-1800'; Hand made lace'; 'Lace making on the stocking frame'; 'Warp hosiery and lace machine'; 'Brown's fishing net machine'; 'Horizontal lace platting machine'; 'Lace manufacture, 1800 to 1810'; 'The traverse bobbin net machine - Mr John Heathcoat'; 'The traverse warp machines'; 'Luddism'; 'Mr John Heathcoat - 1816 to 1860'; 'The single tier levers' bobbin net machine'; 'The pusher bobbin net machine'; 'The gassing, leaching and finishing of lace - Mr Samuel Hall'; 'Improvements in double tier lace machinery'; 'Mr James Fisher and Mr William Crofts'; 'The bobbin net lace trade'; 'The Jacquard fancy lace manufacture'; 'The bobbin net manufacture, 1837 to 1866'; 'The machine wrought lace manufacture of France'; 'The machine hosiery manufacture, 1810 to 1835'; 'The machine hosiery manufacture, 1836 to 1846'; 'The hosiery manufacture, 1847 to 1867'; 'Saxon hosiery manufacture'; 'Machine wrought hosiery'; 'Conclusion'