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Ashe Manufacturing Company
Historical Note: Ashe Manufacturing
was a carding and spinning mill that made woolen cloth and sweaters.
It was founded by Patrick Francis Ashe in 1920 and located on
Green Street in Rensselaer. After Ashe's death in 1934, the business
was run by his wife and then sold to another mill operator from
outside of the area. The mill remained active through World War
II and was a major supplier of sweaters and possibly uniform cloth
for the United States military. The mill closed in 1948.
Records of Ashe Manufacturing Company have not been
located and according to Matthew Ashe, the son of the founder,
were presumably discarded. Matthew Ashe has retained some samples
of the firm's products, however.
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