Small Antique Scottish Mauchline Box Ashworths Machine Cotton For Sale

Victorian Mauchline Ware string or thread dispenser boxproduced bAshworth’sThe Box measures 3 1/8\" tall, 1 6/8\" across the top, and 1 3/4\" across the bottomVintage wooden sewing thread spool end featuring an ornate paper label for Ashworth\'s Machine Cotton Six Cord (No. 40 XX) from the Victorian era.

• Maker: Edmund Ashworth & Sons of Egerton Mills in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
• Era: Late 19th-century Victorian period (circa 1870–1890s).
• Features: The center displays the \"XX\" six-cord designation, thread size \"40,\" and a decorative heraldic shield emblem.
• The Ashworth family began as small-scale cotton spinners in 1757, dropping off raw cotton at local cottages to be spun by hand. In 1827, brothers Henry and Edmund Ashworth bought the incomplete Egerton Mill near Bolton, Lancashire. Under their joint leadership, the factory grew exponentially, powered in its early years by a massive 62-foot diameter waterwheel—one of the largest of its kind.While highly successful, the brothers suffered an increasingly strained business and personal relationship. In 1854, they officially dissolved their partnership. Henry took over the New Eagley Mill, while Edmund took full ownership of the Egerton Mill and founded Edmund Ashworth & Sons. It was under this new specific company name that the firm became globally famous for high-quality sewing threads, including the \"Six Cord\" machine cotton.