QUILT HISTORY STORIES
ELGIN, ILLINOIS
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND
Dexter Yarn Company Story
Book 4
Susan Wildemuth, Atkinson, IL
Dexter Yarn Company Factory
Courtesy Amy and Sandra Berger
Quick Facts and Significant Dates
Established 1820
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Incorporated 1880
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Purchased by Collingbourne Mills, Inc., Elgin, Illinois March 1, 1927
Products produced:
“The Dexter Yarn Company manufactured, carded, and combed yarns, mercerized cottons, floss, and specialties thread for the dry goods and notions trade, as well as the prized ‘Dexter Knitting Cotton.’ (1) They also sold instruction/pattern books, packets, and leaflets, which created a demand for their thread.
Dexter Collection of Items
Courtesy Amy and Sandra Berger
Founder: N. G. B. Dexter – Nathaniel Gregory Balch Dexter
Nickname: Captain Dexter
Dexter Yarn Company was a family owned company for three generations:
Management Timeline for Dexter Yarn Company
N. G. B Dexter, Founder (1820-1855)
Simon Willard Dexter (Son of N. G. B.) (1855-1880)
Daniel Singer Dexter (Son of N. G. B.)
Samuel F. Dexter (Son of Samuel Willard) (1880-1900) **
**Business left the Dexter family.
