Willimantic Linen Co. Opens Company Store
Title
Willimantic Linen Co. Opens Company Store
Description
William Barrows opens the Willimantic Linen Company store, hoping to capitalize on the manufacturer's large workforce. Through tickets, vouchers, and tokens, mill workers are virtually forced to shop at the establishment.
Source
Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 35.
Date
1877-10
Contributor
hall_tyler
Collection
Citation
“Willimantic Linen Co. Opens Company Store,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/775.