Cordage

The first example in the United States is probably The Plymouth Cordage Company which at one time had successfully changed its business model from rope to electrical cables when sailing ship ceased to be the vogue.

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In this way, prison power would help farmers fight the National Cordage Company, which farmers felt was a vicious and domineering trust.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

In this way, prison power would help farmers fight the National Cordage Company, which farmers felt was a vicious and domineering trust.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

The foure and twentie of Iuly when as the sea was calme, and no winde stirring, the fight was onely betweene the foure great Galleasses and the English shippes, which being rowed with Oares, had great vauntage of the sayd English shippes, which notwithstanding for all that would not bee forced to yeeld, but discharged their chaine-shot to cut assunder the Cables and Cordage of the

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Cochin properly they cary away with them into Portugale great abundance of Pepper, great quantitie of Ginger dried and conserued, wild Sinamon, good quantity of Arecca, great store of Cordage of

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Cairo [Footnote: Cairo is a stuffe that they make rope with, the which is the barke of a tree.] to make Cordage: it bringeth foorth great store of Christall Cats eyes, or Ochi de Gati, and they say that they finde there some Rubies, but I haue sold Rubies well there that I brought with me from Pegu.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Cordage and hemp, timber and iron and copper, turpentine and salt, cotton and nitre, could all flow freely to the British Isles and be as freely distributed round them, maintaining the ship yards in constant activity, whilst the French yards were doomed to idleness, to the gangrene that follows the cutting off of the circulation.

Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962

Expences in Repairing the Hull and the Cordage and the sails, and for the peculiar Danger from seas, Winds, Rocks and Enemies, which constantly environ Vessells on the sea.

John Adams diary 5, 26 May - 25 November 1760 1961

Hemp is a Plant of great Importance in the Arts and Manufactories, as it furnishes a great Variety of Threads, Cloths, and Cordage.

John Adams diary 9, includes notes and draft essay, 1 - 11 February 1763, [June - July 1763] 1961

Now I cant loose the Interest of my money, and besides [illegible] my House is constantly wearing and decaying and my ship and her Cordage and her Canvas are continually wearing, so that the Rent and the freight ought to be sufficient to enable

John Adams diary 5, 26 May - 25 November 1760 1961