Sample Book for Cocheco Manufacturing Company, January 9, 1880 to April 22, 1880
THF600187 / Sample Book for Cocheco Manufacturing Company, January 9, 1880 to April 22, 1880 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
During the 19th century, New England textile mills manufactured billions of yards of fabric for the mass market, producing roller-printed cottons using increasingly complex mechanized processes. Colorful cotton prints, like those made by Cocheco Manufacturing Company, became affordable to almost everyone.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sample book
Date Made
January 1880-April 1880
Subject Date
January 1880-April 1880
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Produced by Cocheco Manufacturing Company, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.84.0.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.
Material
Glue
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Textile fabric
Technique
Bookbinding (Process)
Handwriting
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in (folded)
Width: 8.25 in (folded)
Length: 1.125 in
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