WHITIN MACHINE WORKS, 601 DOWD ROAD, CIRCA 1940S, MANUFACTURER OF TEXTILE MACHINERY. IT BEGAN IN 1831 ON THE MUMFORD RIVER IN SOUTH NORTHBRIDGE, MASS. IT BECAME KNOWN AS WHITINSVILLE IN 1835 IN HONOR OF THE FOUNDERS, PAUL WHITIN & JOHN CRANE WHITIN. IT BECAME ONE OF THE LARGEST TEXTILE MACHINE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. AT IT’S PEAK THE COMPANY EMPLOYED OVER 5,000 EMPLOYEES. THE CO. EXPANDED ALL OVER THE WORLD. STUART WARREN CRAMER WAS APPOINTED SOUTHERN AGENT FOR WHITIN MACHINE WORKS OF WHITINSVILLE, MASS. THE COUNTRY’S LEADING PRODUCER OF SPINNING & RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR TEXTILE MILLS. IN 1966 THE WHITIN MACHINE WORKS WAS SOLD TO WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES AND THE FACTORY DOORS WERE FINALLY SHUT IN 1976. WHITIN MACHINE WORKS WAS KNOWN FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY & PARTS TO KEEP THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY UP & RUNNING. CHARLOTTE, NC

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Please click on the picture to see a larger view. WHITIN MACHINE WORKS, 601 DOWD ROAD, CIRCA 1940S, MANUFACTURER OF TEXTILE MACHINERY. IT BEGAN IN 1831 ON THE MUMFORD RIVER IN SOUTH NORTHBRIDGE, MASS. IT BECAME KNOWN AS WHITINSVILLE IN 1835 IN HONOR OF THE FOUNDERS, PAUL WHITIN & JOHN CRANE WHITIN. IT BECAME ONE OF THE LARGEST TEXTILE MACHINE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. AT IT’S PEAK THE COMPANY EMPLOYED OVER 5,000 EMPLOYEES. THE CO. EXPANDED ALL OVER THE WORLD. STUART WARREN CRAMER WAS APPOINTED SOUTHERN AGENT FOR WHITIN MACHINE WORKS OF WHITINSVILLE, MASS. THE COUNTRY’S LEADING PRODUCER OF SPINNING & RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR TEXTILE MILLS. IN 1966 THE WHITIN MACHINE WORKS WAS SOLD TO WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES AND THE FACTORY DOORS WERE FINALLY SHUT IN 1976. WHITIN MACHINE WORKS WAS KNOWN FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY & PARTS TO KEEP THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY UP & RUNNING. CHARLOTTE, NC. This is an 8 1/2 x 11 picture that will fit perfectly in a document frame. 

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