Shuttle manufacturers were key to supplying precision manufactured shuttles for the expanding
textile manufacturing market.  Precision rings enabled higher efficienciesThese advertisements
provide a glimpse of what was available.
One of the earliest ads: A. D. Clark Shuttle
Co.  Patent dating to 1868.
from Textile Record 1880
Dudley, Litchfield, Union and Woonsocket
from
Boston Journal 1901.
Pawtucket and Sterling from 1913
Lowell, Shambow and Talbot 1922
Greist and Whitinsville 1924
Textile Machinery
Trademarks
Bobbins and Spools
With many thanks to Peter
Metzke for supplying these
vintage ads.
1913