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We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Waverly Textiles, Inc. — 1953-1954
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Varnell, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Hammontree Tufters — 2000 – 2003
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We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories, general research, and Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion by Ashley Callahan.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Colonial Crafts — 1947 – 1980
- Roslyn Products — 1947 – 1964
- Green Mountain Chenille Company — 1954 – 1954
- Lone Star Chenille Company — 1957 – 1964
- Edgewood Chenille Company — 1978 – 1995
- Broadacre Cotton Mills — 1988 – 2008
- Shasta Carpets, Inc. — 1988 – 1998
- Tuft Craft, Inc. — 1988 – 1998
General Information:
- Colonial Crafts
- Billed themselves as the largest bedspread dealer in the South during the 1950s.
- Edgewood Chenille Company
- Recall from the company on August 29, 1979 for thousands of highly flammable women’s garments.
Information from Callahan’s Book:
- Colonial Crafts
- This company was founded by Georgia Lee Putnam and Robert “Elbert” Putnam along US Highway 41 in 1950.
- They sold housecoats, pillows, bath sets, spreads, children’s robes, scuffies, dolls, and short jackets.
- The Putnams probably closed this company in the mid-1960s to open Dalton Carpet Jobbers.
- Ann-Lee Chenilles
- Opened by Arthur Richman sometime prior to January 1945, which is when he opened a second mill in Dalton.
- Edgewood Chenilles
- This company was founded by Retha Quinton, who first made spreads in her home starting in 1945. She moved to US Highway 41 in 1948 to display goods along the highway.
- Sue Quinton Gordon, Retha’s daughter, joined the company in 1951, and her son-in-law, Harry Gordon, joined in 1959.
- By 1970, the company moved into a 14,000 square foot building and produced spreads, bath mats, scatter rugs, and housecoats. Their housecoats became popular and appeared on a few television shows.
- Retha retired in 1981 and sold the business to the Gordons, who changed the name to Soft Goods, Inc.
- Morgan Manufacturing Company
- This company was founded by Willene and Jack Morgan on US Highway 41 and operated from 1952 to 1992.
- They not only produced their own products but sold some produced by other companies.
- Put’s Chenille Center
- This company was founded by Georgia and Robert Putnam around 1943-1945 before they opened Colonial Craft.
- They initially made their own tufted textiles and then retailed spreads and garments.
- Soft Goods, Inc.
- This company was purchased by Sue and Harry Gordon from Sue’s mother in 1981 and continued producing chenille goods.
- They developed a chenille jacket that appeared in leading department stores.
- They initially sold yardage and spreads to DMZ of California, and then sold the entire company to Jody and Don Chapman of DMZ in 1991. The Chapmans closed the company a few years later when they moved all production to California.
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Trenton, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Trenton Spinning Mills — 1978 – 1992
- Division of E. & B. Carpet Mills 1988 – 1992
- Bengal Yarns — 1988 – 1990
- Division of Bar-Bec Industries
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Talbotton, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Talbotton Knitting Company — 1947-1947
- Talbotton Processing Company — 1954 – 1958
- Georgia Webbing and Tape Company — 1957 – 1959
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Sugar Valley, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories, general research, and Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion by Ashley Callahan.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- J.M. Muse Company — 1942 – 1978
- Tice Yarns, Inc. — 1980 – 1985
- Division of mill in Dalton, GA
- Aldon Area Rugs — 1988 – 1990
- American Rug Craftsmen — 1992 – 2010
- Division of Mohawk Industries
General Information:
- J.M. Muse
- Assigned half of patent for candlewick tufting machine in 1941.
Information from Callahan’s Book:
- B.J. Bandy Company
- The Bandy couple started Bandy and Muse in 1920 with J.M. Muse, which produced candlewick spreads in Sugar Valley.
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Rocky Face, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories and Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion by Ashley Callahan.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Field Coverlet Company — 1942 – 1958
- Listed as “out of business” in 1958
- Mrs. Vida Deck — 1942 – 1953
- C.B. Wood and Company — 1942-1942, 1947 – 1954
- Mrs. A. Self — 1954 – 1958
- Listed as “out of business” in 1958
- Foremost Chenilles — 1957 – 1958
- Listed as “out of business” in 1958
Information from Callahan’s Book:
- Mrs. C.B. Wood
- Established C.B. Wood and Company in 1921, which was one of the earliest candlewick bedspread companies.
- In the late 1930s and 1940s, her company also produced chenille garments such as capes, slacks, and coats.
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We are still conducting research for this community’s textile history and are looking forward to updating it soon!
If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Ranger, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Tri-Lake Tufters — 2003 – 2010
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We are still conducting research for this community’s textile history and are looking forward to updating it soon!
If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Kingston, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories and general research.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Kingston Chenille Company, Inc. — 1945 – 1954
- Kingston Mills, Inc. — 1953 – 1953
General Information:
- Kingston Chenille Company, Inc.
- This company was incorporated in 1944.
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If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Fort Oglethorpe, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories and general research.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Croft Cotton Mills Inc. — 1953 – 1963
- Listed as “not in operation” in 1963.
- Bemporad Cotton Mills Inc. — 1963 – 1964
- Buckaneer Division of Buck Creek Indians, Inc. — 1978 – 1980
- Custom House Finishing, Division of Jorges Carpet Mills Inc. — 1978 -1978
- Danube Carpet Mills, Inc. — 1978 – 1995
- Gray Yarn Mills, Inc. — 1978 – 1988
- Listed as a Division of E. & W., Inc. in 1988
- Jorges Carpet Mills, Inc. Plant #2 — 1978 – 1983
- Apex Carpet Finishing — 1980 – 1980
- Joy Carpets, Inc. — 1983 – 2010
- Galaxy Carpet Mills — 1988 – 1992
- Division of Mohawk: 1998 – 2008
- Yarntex, Inc. — 1988 – 1992
- Mohawk Carpet Corporation — 1995 – 1995
General Information
- Danube Carpet Mills, Inc.
- Trademark filing was canceled on April 28, 2001.
- Sold to Mohawk Industries sometime in the late 20th century.
- Face a lawsuit in 1982 for breaching a cease and desist order from the Federal Trade Commission under the Flammable Fabrics Act.
