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Hartland, Vermont
Hartland is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,223 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles , of which 45.0 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
, Westbrookville, New York
Westbrookville, New York
Westbrookville is a hamlet in the town of Deerpark in Orange County, New York, United States, along US 209. Westbrookville was named for Dirck Van Keuren Westbrook, an early settler. Fort Westbrook, dating back to the American Revolution, is extant. The 1900-1930 US Census lists it as part of...
and Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area...
. They manufactured United States Army blankets, horse blankets, and bed blankets. They also performed custom wool carding.
History
It was established by James Edward Ashworth (1831-1910) and his two sons, Albert P. Ashworth (1872-1934) and Daniel Gunner Ashworth (1876-1949). In 1880 James was working at a mill in Greenwich, New York and learning the trade. By 1883-1884 he was operating a mill in Hartland, VermontHartland, Vermont
Hartland is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,223 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles , of which 45.0 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
where he was listed as a "manufacturer and wholesale dealer in heavy Army and horse blankets, bed blankets, and custom wool carding". The Vermont blanket factory, was originally the Sturtevant woolen-mills, it was operated by water-power, had five looms, it employed twelve men and made 10,000 blankets per year. J. E. Ashworth & Sons had a "reputation of turning out some of the finest blankets in the country." United States Trade Reports of Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
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wrote on December 16, 1904: "The products of this establishment not only equal those offered by any other manufacturer, but in points of workmanship and finish cannot be surpassed, and no house in the country is more fully equipped to meet modern demands in this line. They are firm believers in quality and zealously guard the quality of their products at all times by using only the best materials and employing experienced workmen." Their fawn colored horse blankets were used by the Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
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, American Express
American Express
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and Adams Express Company
Adams Express Company
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companies, and the Standard Oil
Standard Oil
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and Atlantic Petroleum
Atlantic Petroleum
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companies. The Westbrookville, New York
Westbrookville, New York
Westbrookville is a hamlet in the town of Deerpark in Orange County, New York, United States, along US 209. Westbrookville was named for Dirck Van Keuren Westbrook, an early settler. Fort Westbrook, dating back to the American Revolution, is extant. The 1900-1930 US Census lists it as part of...
mill burned down and was rebuilt, but closed permanently in 1961.
External links
- James Edward Ashworth at Wikia genealogy
- James Edward Ashworth at Findagrave
- Albert P. Ashworth at Findagrave
- Daniel Gunner Ashworth at Findagrave