Study

The Collar City

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

      Back   Restart
  • In what year did this removable-collar idea start?
    1827
  • Cluett Peabody made shirts under what brand name?
    “Arrow.”
  • What do you call the cloth made from recycled wool and cotton rags?
    shoddy
  • What young man started a collar factory that became the largest in Troy?
    George B. Cluett
  • What was that largest factory called?.
    Cluett, Peabody & Co.
  • What is the name of the bridge that crosses the Hudson River at Hoosick Street?
    The Collar City Bridge
  • What were the four related manufacturing divisions?
    mills, collar factories, laundries, waste companies
  • On what street did Mrs. Montague live?
    Third Street
  • How do you describe a business or office worker?
    White collar worker
  • Describe the “Arrow Man.”
    refined, handsome, and well put together
  • Who began to make many removable collars?
    Reverend Ebenezer Brown
  • Who first thought of the removable collar?
    Hannah Montague
  • The largest group of collar factory workers came from where?
    Ireland
    • Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.