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2. Wamsutta Mills - Wikipedia

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   Wamsutta Mills is a former textile manufacturing company and current brand offering sheets, towels, bedding and other household products. Founded by Thomas Bennett, Jr. on the banks of the Acushnet River in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1846 and opened in 1848, Wamsutta Mills was named after Wamsutta , the son of a Native American chief who ...

3. 1928 New Bedford textile strike - Wikipedia

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   Boy operatives in the mule room of the Wamsutta Mill in New Bedford, January 1912, as photographed by anti-child labor activist Lewis Hine (1874-1940).. During the middle years of the 1920s, competitive pressure in the era of post-World War I deflation kept wages of factory operatives unusually low, with the Massachusetts Department of Labor reporting average weekly wages for New Bedford ...

4. Cannon Mills - Wikipedia

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   The Cannon Mills Company was an American textile manufacturing company based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, that mainly produced towels and bed sheets. Founded in 1887 by James William Cannon, by 1914 the company was the largest towel and sheets manufacturer in the world. [1] Cannon remained family-owned until 1982 when it was sold to David H ...

5. A History of Greenwashing: How Dirty Towels Impacted the ...

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   A towel on the floor means, 'Please replace.' Thank your for helping us conserve the Earth's vital resources." The card was decorated with the three green arrows that make up the recycling symbol.

6. What is GSM? Here’s why it matters for towels and fabrics - AOL

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   GSM, or grams per square meter, measures the weight and feel of a fabric. We spoke with experts about the difference between GSM and thread count and how to look for high quality towels.

7. Springs Global - Wikipedia

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   Springs Global is a Brazil-based multinational corporation engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of packaged textile and non-textile home furnishings. It makes textile goods, such as sheets, pillows, bedspreads, towels and bath rugs, under the Springmaid and Wamsutta brands.