Wide sheeting looms at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925
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McArthur Public Library
The Pepperell Mills made various kinds of cloth for export and domestic markets, including: 30-39-inch shirtings, flannels, jeans, drills (strong cotton fabric used for uniforms and sails); and 58-105-inch sheetings, duck (canvas), sateens, and coutils (herringbone weave twill used for corsets).
Later, they also produced blankets (especially crib blankets), and experimented with various other woven cotton and mixed-cotton goods.
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