On 13/08/2012 21:41, Lorelei Halley wrote:
Alan Cole, who was writing around 1900, wrote some books about lace, but also
wrote reports to the government about the economic condition of lacemakers. I
think he was curator of the V A for a while.
Lorelei
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Checked Archive.org, and they have Alan Cole's report on the Honiton lace
industry
http://archive.org/details/cu31924055323533
You can download in
pdf, or Kindle and other e-reader versions.
Peg
in Fairview Park OH...where
it's actually pleasant outside.
I have an original copy of the 'Report on Northampton, Bucks, Beds,
Lace-Making' by Alan Cole. Dated 1891 it is really concentrating more on the
production i.e. quality of the lace being produced and the general age of the
lace makers at that time. Sadly he didn't name the workers he spoke to,
Hi Brian
Sorry not my area - though I think he did a similar report on the Honiton area.
Diana
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Allan Brown's two books are based on reports of an inquiry into the
conditions of the lace industry conducted by Alan Cole.
Ruth (Sydney, Australia)
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