Thomas Wilson & Co. Inc. Records

Thomas Wilson & Co. Inc. Records

Lace and lace making--United States.
World War Two.

Baldwin, R.W.
Giebel, Henry.
Roberts, Jr., (Harry) Samuel H.
Roberts, Sr., Samuel H.
Roberts, Warren C.
Turner, Walter.
Wilson, George.
Wilson, Robert.
Wilson, Thomas.
Amalgamated Society of Operative Lace Makers and Auxiliary Workers.
Port Jefferson Lace Co.
Thomas Wilson and Co. Inc.

Business records-- ledgers.
Lace-- samples.
Machines-- winding.
Maps-- property.
Murals.
Photograph-- aerial.
Weavers.

Long Island (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Port Jefferson Station (N.Y.)

The collection includes three original business ledgers, one from 1856-1859 and two from 1924-1934, showing accounts and business transactions with clients, and information such as wages and leave, expenses, repairs and factory supplies. There are two antique lace winding machines original to the Thomas Wilson lace company. One machine is a hand-cranked cast iron winder circa 1870 with threads still on the spinning arms, the other is a brass and steel winder. Four original lace samples are included, still on the original cardboard stating the company name, material, length and patent number. The business papers include an original Form 1096 Annual Information Return from 1931, a map of the property in Port Jefferson (1972), an aerial photograph, and an extensive appraisal report and analysis of vacant land sales from 1985. There are also several newspaper articles featuring the Thomas Wilson lace company, describing the factory, major events and important people throughout the company’s history.

Alyse Hennig

Thomas Wilson & Co. Inc. Records

Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute

1856-1986

Michael Curtis

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Business records-- ledgers.
Lace-- samples.
Machines-- winding.
Maps-- property.
Photograph-- aerial.

English