Clark O.N.T Thread
O.N.T. = Our New Thread
The Clark Thread Company was originally a Scottish firm that manufactured embroidery and sewing threads for many years. The company was established in the 1750's by two brothers, James and Patrick Clark.
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Early HistoryIn 1896, the Clark Thread company, now with a large base in the USA, joined its interests with the British firm of J. & P. Coats, and this development, one year later, triggered off another merger of fourteen other companies. The latter led to the creation of the English Sewing Cotton Company, Ltd.
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The cotton thread was brought onto the market in 1812. In 1817 the Clark company opened a mill, dedicated to the production of this type of thread and then, a few years later, the firm discovered a method of winding this thread onto small, wooden reels. This type of cotton thread was eventually to replace many of the linen and silk hand sewing threads already on the maket.
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