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Friday, January 27, 2012

Cloth used by Colonists

Calico was a cotton cloth that was first imported into England by the East Indiasn Company. Colonists also purchased quantities of lockram, oznaburg, dowlas, linsey-woolsey, thread silk, etc. for use in the home.

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