1938 Advertising Booklet for Bates Bedspreads – Bates Fabrics Inc w/ 23 Patterns

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Here is an advertising booklet from Bates Fabrics Inc for their famous bedspreads. Set up like an older postcard folder, this opens up to show 23 different models of bedspreads. The Bates Manufacturing Company was established in Lewiston, Maine in 1850 by Benjamin Bates. It quickly became one of the largest textile manufacturers in New England and transformed Lewiston from a struggling agricultural town into a booming industrial city. By 1857, the Bates Mill in Lewiston ran 36,000 spindles, employed 1,000 hands, and annually turned out 5.7 million yards of the best quality of cotton goods. Even after winning multiple achievements and awards for his textiles, including “Best Pantaloon Stuffs” and “Best Plain and Fancy Cotton Fabrics”, Bates wanted more. Accordingly, in 1858 the Bates Manufacturing Company wove the first Bates bedspread. Today, Maine Heritage Weavers maintains the high quality and standards of New England’s historic textile tradition and continues to weave many of the original designs under the famous Bates name. To this day, the products are truly “loomed to be heirloomed.” Used and postmarked Church St Annex NY 1938. Some mild cover wear. Internally clean and tight.
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