In 1813 the Netherlands had been liberated. Roentgen then joined the re-established Dutch navy. In November 1814 he became a lieutenant 2nd class. In 1815 he sailed to the Dutch East …

Jul 12, 2016 · In the early nineteenth century British textile manufacturers began to recycle woolen rags into a an inexpensive woolen cloth. The rags were shredded into fibers, mixed …

By 1855, 35,000,000 pounds of rags were being sorted and processed into yarn to make "mungo" and "shoddy". The making of shoddy and mungo is a similar process to the making of woolen …

Sep 13, 2010 · Initially, the men of the Landwehr wore clothing that was made of shoddy, their caps protected them against neither sword cuts nor rain, and even these poor garments were …

As a musician, one of my favorite objects in our collection is this military snare drum that belonged to Jordan Bankston Noble (1800–1890), a formerly enslaved veteran of the Battle of New …

Not an attack against production on economic grounds, it was above all the violent response of the textile workers (and soon joined by others) to their attempted degradation in the form of …

tomahawk of 1800-1815 inlaid in gold and silver and engraved with an eagle and military trophies. This one is engraved "American Hose" along the edge and would seem to be intended for …

The hamlet was the centre of local and small-scale industrial activity. A saw mill, cotton mill wool factory, and "shoddy mill" (for shredding old woolen fabrics for cheaper cloth and stuffing) …

Sep 24, 2015 · But Batley borders Morley and Howley Lower Mill in Morley is said to be the place where, around 1813, Parr and Law invented the machinery to grind the rags and tear apart the …

Dec 23, 2017 · Nouveau riches is French and meaning new rich people which no manners and style. Shoddy is an archaic term for cheap goods made from inferior materials. I'm unfamiliar …