George Rapp’s Coat and Cap
Posted by Kyle Weaver on Apr 19, 2016 in | Comments Off on George Rapp’s Coat and Cap Silk was all the rage in America during the 1820s and 1830s. Initially imported from Europe, silk fabric was used in men’s suits, women’s dresses and miscellaneous household articles. The Harmony Society, always at the forefront of industry at the time, added silk manufacturing to its long list of enterprises shortly after the religious communal group settled in 1825 at their last home in...read more