Category: Cotton Mill Starchers

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This category contains sub-categories related to the occupation of Cotton Starchers. Large quanties of starch were used in the cotton mill industry. As the yarn was prepared for weaving by a process known as sizing it was treated with a solution of starch. This gave it certain properties essential to good weaving.

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abt 1857 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States - 25 Jul 1933