Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . myrna rugshave a wide reputation. However itmust not be considered that all this in-dustry is confined at Smyrna, for manyof the most valuable rugs are broughtin from the interior of Asia Minor. It was a rare privilege of our little of T. A. Spartali & Co., with Albert Ali-otti superintendent, and Mr. N. Kereste-zoglen secretary. This firm is the larg-est manufacturer of rugs in the world,having in their employ fifty thousandmen, women and children, in the differ-ent producing districts of Asia house was organized in 1843, andto-day have branches in
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . myrna rugshave a wide reputation. However itmust not be considered that all this in-dustry is confined at Smyrna, for manyof the most valuable rugs are broughtin from the interior of Asia Minor. It was a rare privilege of our little of T. A. Spartali & Co., with Albert Ali-otti superintendent, and Mr. N. Kereste-zoglen secretary. This firm is the larg-est manufacturer of rugs in the world,having in their employ fifty thousandmen, women and children, in the differ-ent producing districts of Asia house was organized in 1843, andto-day have branches in the variouslarge centers. Their work is all hand-made, and colored with pure vegetabledyes. The picture gives a fair idea of howthese rugs are manufactured by thepeasant girls of the interior. It is nouncommon thing for, from four to tenof these girls to work on one rug, fromone to four years. Each girl carries apair of scissors registered. By the useof these each knot is cut the samelength. Rugs are made with as high as 150.
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