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Kerr Thread Company
| Name | Kerr Thread Company |
| Ortssitz | Fall River (Mass.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Spinnerei |
| $Anmerkungen | The Kerr Thread Company (three mills), incorporated in 1888, was the promotion of Robert C. and John P. Kerr of Paisley, Scotland, who started with a capital of 229,400. The first mill, of five stories, was built in 1890. Robert C. Kerr was the first treasurer. In 1897 the company became a unit of the American Thread Company. There are 105,732 spindles, capable of an output of 3,500,000 yards annually. Willard W. McLeod is now agent. |
| Quellenangaben | [Phillips: Phillips History of Fall River 2 (1944) 131] |
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1890 |
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