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The Stevengraph
Thomas Stevens established his weaving business in 1869. He had a hard struggle to find specialist lines from which he could make a living. Among other things the firm manufactured blue bands bearing names of warships to be worn around sailor's hats by little boys. He managed to keep silk weaving alive by producing bookmarks with pictures on them, for prayer-books and Sunday School prizes. Similar and larger pictures were produced for sale.
The factory in Cox Street was destroyed in the great enemy bombing raid of November 1940. At that time the factory cellars were full of pictures that could not be sold because there was no demand for them. The firm did not return after the War, although its name was kept before the public in association with a textile firm in Leek until 1962.
The is more information about Stevengraphs on two external sites:
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