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Tag: 1750

Ipswich Hosiery

October 24, 2022November 15, 2022 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Ipswich hosiery advertisement

After the first stocking machine was smuggled from England to Ipswich in 1822, immigrants arrived in Ipswich to work in the cotton and hosiery mills, contributing to the town's diverse cultural heritage.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1750, hosiery, industrial history
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