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35-525: James Henry Northrop , (8 May 1856 - 12 December 1940) was born in Keighley , West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom , where he worked in the textile industry. He emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1881. Northrop worked as a mechanic and foreman, for George Draper and Sons . There he invented a spooler guide. He left and tried to be a chicken farmer, but was unsuccessful. It was at that time that he invented

70-622: A firm operated by Frederick Law Olmsted . The central business district, known by Census Bureau as the Hopedale Census Designated Place (CDP) is located at 42°07′48″N 71°32′23″W  /  42.129872°N 71.539594°W  / 42.129872; -71.539594 (42.129872, −71.539594). According to the Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 km (1.7 sq mi). 4.5 km (1.7 sq mi) of it

105-516: A fruit farm in Santa Ana, California where he grew dates and spent his time fishing. Hopedale, Massachusetts Hopedale is a town in Worcester County , Massachusetts , United States. It is located 25 miles southwest of Boston, in eastern Massachusetts . With origins as a Christian utopian community , the town was later home to Draper Corporation , a large loom manufacturer throughout

140-453: A median income of $ 47,380 versus $ 31,144 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 24,791. About 2.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,158 people, 1,616 households, and 1,082 families in the Hopedale CDP , comprising the main village in

175-620: A mill trial in October 1889 at the Seaconnett Mills in Fall River, Massachusetts . More looms were constructed and tested at Seaconnett later in 1889 and during 1890. Meanwhile, Northrop invented a self-threading shuttle and shuttle spring jaws to hold a bobbin by means of rings on the butt. This paved the way to his filling-changing battery of 1891, the basic feature of the Northrop loom. Northrop

210-457: A minimal loss of productivity. Using his two shuttle features as well as a workable warp stop created by his partners at the Draper organization, his new battery made it so that the punch cards and shuttle mechanisms that were used to develop patterns could be interchanged in a matter of minutes. The development of a workable warp stop motion by other members of the Draper organization and marketing of

245-465: A month, were employing 2,500 men and enlarging their Hopedale works to increase that output. In all 700,000 looms were sold. By 1914, Northrop looms made up 40% of American looms. However, in the United Kingdom labour costs were not as significant and Northrop had only 2% of the British market. Northrops were especially suitable for coarse cottons, but it was said not particularly suitable for fines, thus

280-422: A short time later he created a self-threading shuttle and added shuttle spring jaws which would hold the bobbin in place utilizing specially designed rings on the butt. His work with these other inventions helped to pave the way for his greatest design of all – The Northrop Loom , this was to be his greatest masterpiece and help to make him one of the most significant inventors within the weaving industry. This paved

315-454: A shuttle-charger. Otis Draper saw a model of the device on March 5, 1889. Draper was also developing the Rhoades shuttle-charger. Northrop was given a loom to test his idea. By May 20 he concluded that his first idea was not practical, and thought of another idea. On July 5, the completed loom was running, and as it seemed to have more advantages than the Rhoades loom. The Northrop device was given

350-527: Is Brian W. Murray (D). The state senator is Ryan Fattman (R). The government councilor is Paul DePalo (D). The federal representative is Jake Auchincloss (D- 4th District ). Students in grades K–6 go to the Memorial School. Hopedale Junior Senior High School is for grades 7–12. Hopedale's public schools consistently rank among the top 5% of high schools within the United States , and its high school

385-486: Is land and 0.1 km (0.039 sq mi) of it (1.15%) is water. Hopedale is located in the Blackstone Valley . At the 2010 census there were 5,911 people, 2,263 households, and 1,572 families in the town. The population density was 1,143.1 inhabitants per square mile (441.4/km ). There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of 444.0 units per square mile (171.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of

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420-585: The Bancroft Memorial Library was a gift from a superintendent at the plant. The marble sculpture outside the library was paid for by the Drapers and shipped from Rome in 1904. In 1905, women were granted permission to swim at the town beach. The family loom business continued to develop with subsequent generations, and at its peak, the Draper Corporation was the largest maker of textile looms in

455-763: The Blackstone Valley was incorporated as the town of Mendon . In 1780, Milford separated from Mendon. On August 26, 1841, Adin Ballou , along with the Practical Christians , gave Hopedale its name, within the town of Milford. Ballou and the Practical Christians established the Hopedale Community based on Christian and socialist ideologies in 1842. The utopian commune went bankrupt in 1856, and its assets were purchased by Ebenezer and George Draper, manufacturers of looms . Various industries developed under

490-690: The British Northrop Loom Company at its factory in Blackburn , Lancashire. James Henry Northrop James Henry Northrop , (8 May 1856 – 12 December 1940) was born in Keighley , West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, where he worked in the textile industry. He emigrated to Boston , Massachusetts, in 1881. By 1898, working in Hopedale, Massachusetts for George Draper and Sons he had filed several hundred patents some of which were used in

525-627: The Charles River watershed. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km ), of which 5.2 square miles (13 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ), or 3.20%, is water. The largest body of water is Hopedale Pond, located not far from the town center. Hopedale Pond is surrounded by the Parklands, a 275-acre public nature reserve with walking trails, designed in 1899 by

560-621: The Northrop Loom . He retired at 42. He died in Santa Ana, California on 12 December 1940, at 84. When the Industrial Revolution was soaring, inventors from all over the world were making a difference by creating a variety of mechanical innovations to vastly improve both the speed goods could be manufactured, hugely reducing labor costs as automation began to take over. While virtually every country went through industrial development during

595-513: The 1,616 households 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.0% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.15. The age distribution was 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% 65 or older. The median age

630-536: The 1700s and 1800s, those in Europe saw the revolution occur years ahead of every other continent. For the most part, inventors who created automated and semi-automated looms came from Europe, notably the United Kingdom and France. These were the leaders in many of the innovations that were developed, often leaving the rest of the world behind, including the United States. Failing to develop their inventions to further along

665-508: The 20th century until its closure in 1980. Today, Hopedale has become a bedroom community for professionals working in Greater Boston and is home to highly ranked public schools. The population was 6,017 as of the 2020 census . Hopedale was first settled by Europeans in 1660. Benjamin Albee built a mill on what is now the south end of Hopedale in 1664. A 64-square-mile (170 km ) area of

700-566: The United States. The company was acquired by Rockwell International in 1967. The Draper factory in Hopedale closed on August 29, 1980. There have been several attempts at redeveloping the facility and its surrounding property, most recently in 2007, 2018, and finally, 2020, when it was announced that it would be fully demolished. The Draper factory was slated to be demolished beginning in July 2020, and as of October 2020, demolition has begun. To many of

735-504: The citizens’ surprise, the latter attempt was successful, and the land where the factory once sat has been completely leveled and cleaned. To this day, only a few of the external satellite buildings remain scattered throughout downtown. It is not yet known what the land will be used for. Hopedale is included in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor , although much of the town lies within

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770-558: The development within the textile industry, the US States found themselves having to purchase looms and other devices from Europe. However, this changed in 1895 when James Henry Northrop created a shuttle charging mechanism, which later became known as the Northrop Loom and helped to shuttle the textile industry into a new weaving and textile era He started his working life in England, where he

805-466: The direction of the Draper brothers, including the Hopedale Machine Company and Hopedale Furnace Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1886 when it separated from Milford . George Draper designed, paid for, and constructed the town hall, which is constructed of granite from Milford and sandstone, and was dedicated in 1887. The Unitarian church was another gift from the Drapers, and

840-580: The financial advantage in their introduction into Lancashire was not as great as it had been in the United States . Henry Philip Greg imported some of the first Northrops into Britain in 1902, for his Albert Mill in Reddish , and encouraged his brother Robert Alexander Greg to introduce Northrops into Quarry Bank Mill in 1909. Greg bought 94 looms and output increased from 2.31 lbs/man-hr in 1900, to 2.94 lbs/man-hr in 1914. Labour costs decreased from 0.9d per pound to 0.3d per pound. Draper's strategy

875-403: The first Northrop looms in 1894 the textile industry achieved new levels of production. By 1900, Draper had sold over 60,000 Northrop looms, They were shipping 1500 a month, were employing 2500 men and enlarging their works to increase that output. He married Emily Driver of Keighley, Yorkshire and had 5 daughters. The Northrop loom sold well, so he was able to retire at the age of 42. He bought

910-510: The town was 96.1% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2%. Of the 2,240 households 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.9% of households were one person and 12.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

945-418: The town. The population density was 933.4 people/km (2,417 people/sq mi). There were 1,657 housing units at an average density of 372.0 units/km (963 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.43% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. Of

980-444: The way to his filling-changing battery of 1891, the basic feature of the Northrop Loom . The battery was revolutionary for several reasons. First of all, many hear the word battery and assume that this had something to do with power. This is not the case at all, Northrop' new design made it so that one loom could contain several hundred different design patterns that would enabled it to quickly move from one kind of design to another with

1015-414: Was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.13. The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median household income was $ 107,550 and the per capita income was $ 42,756. Males had

1050-496: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median household income was $ 58,750 and the median family income was $ 67,417. Males had a median income of $ 45,694 versus $ 29,740 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 24,088. About 3.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. The state representative

1085-434: Was a mechanic and factory foreman before emigrating to Massachusetts in 1881. He moved to Hopedale, Massachusetts to work for George Draper and Sons . Here he invented the Northrop spooler guide. He unsuccessfully tried to be a chicken farmer. And it was there he worked on his shuttle-charger for Mr Otis Draper, who saw a model of the device on March 5, 1889. Draper was also developing the Rhoades shuttle-charger. Northrop

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1120-444: Was fixed. When the shuttle ran out of thread, Northrop's mechanism ejected the depleted pirn and loaded a new full one without stopping. A loom operative could work 16 or more looms whereas previously they could only operate eight. Thus, the labour cost was halved. Mill owners had to decide whether the labour saving was worth the capital investment in a new loom. By 1900, Draper had sold over 60,000 Northrop looms and were shipping 1,500

1155-406: Was given a loom to test his idea. By May 20 he had concluded that his first idea was not practical, and had thought of another idea, On July 5, the completed loom was running, and as it seemed to have more advantages than the Rhoades loom. The Northrop device was given a mill trial in October 1889 at the Seaconnett Mills in Fall River . More looms were constructed. Pleased with his new invention,

1190-411: Was responsible for several hundred weaving related patents. Other members of the Draper organization had developed a workable warp stop motion which was also included. The first Northrop looms were marketed in 1894. Northrop retired to California two years later when he was 42. The principal advantage of the Northrop loom was that it was fully automatic; when a warp thread broke, the loom stopped until it

1225-671: Was to standardise on a couple of models which they mass-produced. The lighter E-model of 1909 was joined in the 1930 by the heavier X-model. Continuous fibre machines, say for rayon, which was more break-prone, needed a specialist loom. This was provided by the purchase of the Stafford Loom Co. in 1932, and using their patents a third loom the XD, was added to the range. Because of their mass production techniques they were reluctant and slow to retool for new technologies such as shuttleless looms . Large numbers of Northrop type looms were manufactured by

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