December 15, 2025
Tag: Niagra Silk
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Niagara Silk and How the World Dressed In It
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Silk! The word alone conjures thoughts of enchantment and carnal sensations. Americans have dressed in silk for more than two centuries, but others have been doing so for thousands of years. We use silk for many things: parachutes to socks. Learn the fascinating history of an American silk mill.
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September 16, 2019 9 Comments
Livermore & Knight, a Providence, Rhode Island printing and engraving company came early to the world of postcards. Today, cards from that era are known as pioneers. There are many who collect these early cards, simply because they were the first available, but there are other reason too. They are beautiful, cleverly made and very well crafted. This storyoffers an idea of what one company was able to accomplish.