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One of the first major industries in the U.S. was the production of rag papers in the Berkshires. The raw material came from recylced clothing shipped in from Britain.
You can read about papermaking in the Berkshires in Judith McGaw's wondrerful book:Most Wonderful Machine: Mechanization and Social Change in berkshire Paper Making, 1801-1885
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One of the first major industries in the U.S. was the production of rag papers in the Berkshires. The raw material came from recylced clothing shipped in from Britain.
You can read about papermaking in the Berkshires in Judith McGaw's wondrerful book:
Most Wonderful Machine: Mechanization and Social Change in berkshire Paper Making, 1801-1885
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