Excerpt from The Silk Industry of Great Britain, and Its Revival My object in placing this little work before those of my friends who take an interest in the silk trade of this country, is not for the purpose of advertising the silks and velvets manufactured and sold by the firm of which I am a member; nor in any way to detract from the superb productions of France, Italy, or any other country. This I emphatically wish my readers to bear in mind before perusing the comparative remarks upon the manufactures of the various countries hereinafter mentioned; but in attempting to express my views on the subject, I am actuated solely by two motives: - Firstly, to persuade my readers at least to give the English manufacturer a fair chance of competition, and not to allow any prejudice which may exist in their minds to bias their judgment to everything either wholly or partially of home manufacture, simply because it is of British, and not of foreign make. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.