Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… ready to thread onto looms and be made into fabrics marketed as artificial silk. The name "rayon" was adopted in the mid-1920s."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Use of traditional plant, animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"was formed. By 2000, they also added Interface Fabrics, Ltd of the United Kingdom, purchased Chatham, Inc., and Teknit, and again changed their name…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"Purse with fabric woven by Mali Agat, ca. 1785Maine Historical Society The Sokokis/Saco main village is thought to be Sowocatuck, where modern day…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Society Every cannery had its own department for fabricating cans, that is, until the American Can plants in Lubec and Eastport started."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… abounded and 200 jobs were lost when Interface Fabric was sold. The town was named the Lilac Capital and the Chickadee Capital of Maine and a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… factories which in turn, shipped their product to fabric mills in central Maine. Aroostook potatoes received a good reputation outside of Aroostook…"