Boston Manufacturing Company
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The Boston Manufacturing Company was an early 19th-century American textile firm that pioneered the integrated factory system and helped launch the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston Manufacturing Company canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical organization
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manufacturing company ⓘ textile company ⓘ |
| basedOn | British textile technology ⓘ |
| capitalSource | Boston merchant investors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developed | Waltham-Lowell system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 19th century ⓘ |
| employed |
farm girls from New England
ⓘ
young women mill workers ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Francis Cabot Lowell
NERFINISHED
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Nathan Appleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Tracy Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Moody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | early industrial mill architecture ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | case study in U.S. economic history ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | growth of factory towns in New England ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | part of the American Industrial Revolution heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of early U.S. industrial capitalism
ⓘ
model for later American textile mills ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
development of wage labor in the United States
ⓘ
shift from home production to factory production ⓘ urbanization in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influence on American labor and industrial policy ⓘ |
| hasPart | Waltham mill complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1813 ⓘ |
| industry | textile industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
American factory system
ⓘ
Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early American textile firm
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helping launch the American Industrial Revolution ⓘ pioneering the integrated factory system in the United States ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Boston Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early American Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| product |
cotton textiles
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woven cloth ⓘ |
| usedProcess |
integrated spinning and weaving under one roof
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power loom weaving ⓘ water-powered spinning ⓘ |
| uses | water power ⓘ |
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