tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post3121728838884403996..comments2024-03-22T06:23:15.100-04:00Comments on A Little Bit of British from Across The Pond: Lees Columbia - MinvervaLilbitbrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09477302589982766792noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post-49134548442722301452021-12-07T23:39:46.634-05:002021-12-07T23:39:46.634-05:00I am betting he knew my grandmother who worked the...I am betting he knew my grandmother who worked there in 1918 when she was 16! Read this a year later while researching her past. I'm in Texas.Vmhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904927424134954447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post-62006553059359600352020-05-24T10:41:29.432-04:002020-05-24T10:41:29.432-04:00My great-grandfather worked at the Lees mill in Br...My great-grandfather worked at the Lees mill in Bridgeport. Thank you so much for posting the photos!Marnie Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028868968423854147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post-48392336441254882872015-04-02T15:26:57.576-04:002015-04-02T15:26:57.576-04:00I found this most interesting and will do some mor...I found this most interesting and will do some more research about the factory. Thank you for commenting and I love your BlogLilbitbrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477302589982766792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post-39133309764363284162015-04-01T23:26:28.315-04:002015-04-01T23:26:28.315-04:00Oh my word, the jacket is priceless. And I'll ...Oh my word, the jacket is priceless. And I'll bet that underneath she was wearing a very pointy bra.... :)<br /><br />The mill photos are fascinating. I wonder what became of the building and the equipment. You hear of old soda-bottling equipment being bought up and used by small new companies who are making small-batch sodas; I wonder if something similar ever happens with spinning and yarn-winding machines?Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5322579391265074846.post-88189648525088596812015-04-01T15:41:51.444-04:002015-04-01T15:41:51.444-04:00Interesting. Marvelous old pictures.Interesting. Marvelous old pictures.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.com