Galey and Lord
div. Burlington Industries
div. Burlington Industries
Galey & Lord is founded as a partnership by Charles E. Lord and William T. Galey in Chester, PA and New York
City in 1886. Galey & Lord was established as a marketer and sales agent of textiles manufactured by a joint
venture founded by the two partners, Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company. 1
Aberfoyle Mills Corporation was organized in August 1907 to control the output of their mills and of many of the
other largest companies manufacturing cotton goods. The officers: President W.T. Galey; V.P. C. E. Lord; Sec.
John P. Wood; and Treas. Kenneth Lord. The production of mills was sold through Galey & Lord, New York. 2
The firm,Galey & Lord and William T. Galey, were important enough to merit mention in Posselt's Journal 1910
in their “Men You Know” feature.
For its first 25 years, Galey & Lord focused on marketing natural fibers produced by Aberfoyle and other textile
mills. They were also instrumental in introducing rayon manufactured by the American Viscose Co. in Marcus
Hook, PA near their roots in Chester, PA. Kenneth Lord introduced the term rayon for the synthetic cellulose
fiber at a viscose conference in 1924. 1
Galey and Lord incorporated in 1921, adopted a very Toulouse Lautrec-inspired logo and began representing
mills based in Cramerton, Gaston County, NC. William G. Lord joined the firm and began promoting new uses
for the fabrics made by their mills. In 1931, they introduced Cramerton Army Cloth to replace the doughboy
fabrics used in World War I. 1 A photo on the Swift Galey web site shows Flying Tiger pilots wearing uniforms
cut from this 8.2 oz Cramerton Mills fabric. The 100% cotton khakis and poplins were a tremendous hit and
brought fame to the company.
Galey and Lord was therefore a well-established name in apparel fabrics when Burlington acquired the
company in 1946.
Sources:
1. Swift Galey website, accessed Sept. 3, 2009.
2. New York Times, Aug. 22, 1907.
Here are ads from 1959 featuring artwork of their cotton and Dacron and cotton fabrics crafted into better
designer clothing. Ads courtesy of Peter Metzke.
Page Copyright Gary N. Mock 2009
City in 1886. Galey & Lord was established as a marketer and sales agent of textiles manufactured by a joint
venture founded by the two partners, Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company. 1
Aberfoyle Mills Corporation was organized in August 1907 to control the output of their mills and of many of the
other largest companies manufacturing cotton goods. The officers: President W.T. Galey; V.P. C. E. Lord; Sec.
John P. Wood; and Treas. Kenneth Lord. The production of mills was sold through Galey & Lord, New York. 2
The firm,Galey & Lord and William T. Galey, were important enough to merit mention in Posselt's Journal 1910
in their “Men You Know” feature.
For its first 25 years, Galey & Lord focused on marketing natural fibers produced by Aberfoyle and other textile
mills. They were also instrumental in introducing rayon manufactured by the American Viscose Co. in Marcus
Hook, PA near their roots in Chester, PA. Kenneth Lord introduced the term rayon for the synthetic cellulose
fiber at a viscose conference in 1924. 1
Galey and Lord incorporated in 1921, adopted a very Toulouse Lautrec-inspired logo and began representing
mills based in Cramerton, Gaston County, NC. William G. Lord joined the firm and began promoting new uses
for the fabrics made by their mills. In 1931, they introduced Cramerton Army Cloth to replace the doughboy
fabrics used in World War I. 1 A photo on the Swift Galey web site shows Flying Tiger pilots wearing uniforms
cut from this 8.2 oz Cramerton Mills fabric. The 100% cotton khakis and poplins were a tremendous hit and
brought fame to the company.
Galey and Lord was therefore a well-established name in apparel fabrics when Burlington acquired the
company in 1946.
Sources:
1. Swift Galey website, accessed Sept. 3, 2009.
2. New York Times, Aug. 22, 1907.
Here are ads from 1959 featuring artwork of their cotton and Dacron and cotton fabrics crafted into better
designer clothing. Ads courtesy of Peter Metzke.
Page Copyright Gary N. Mock 2009
Jantzen-by-the-sea
Catalina
Frank Smith, Designer for Masket Brothers
Men You Know,
Posselt's Journal 1910
Courtesy Peter Metzke
Posselt's Journal 1910
Courtesy Peter Metzke
Hope Mills No. 2, Cotton, NC during the flood
of August 27, 1908 Courtesy of Bill Wornall
Textile Postcard Collection
of August 27, 1908 Courtesy of Bill Wornall
Textile Postcard Collection