Seamless Hosiery Industry of Laconia, New Hampshire

Carls, J. Norman

Article describing the state of hosiery mills in Laconia, New Hampshire in the late 1930s: obstacles to effective production, descriptions of economic advantages, suggestions for improvement. Historical background from the origins of the first Laconia hosiery in 1847. Mill closures beginning in 1923: their causes and some of their impacts. Current 1930s industrial competition between Laconia mills and similar producers in Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee. Includes black and white photographs.

1937-04-00

en

Journal article

1847-1937

Laconia, New Hampshire

0013-0095 (print)

1944-8287 (online)

Economic Geography

13

2

175-180