1886 - Gingham was first manufactured in the United States by Erastus Bigelow, at Clinton, Mass., in 1846.

It was the first attempt to manufacture the fabric mentioned by machinery, and enabled the American manufacturers to compete successfully with those of England.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 26, 1886

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