More Alpaca History
Sir Titus Salt was born in 1803 
in Bradford, England, United Kingdom. At 18 he joined his father in
the wool trade. At 28 he acquired his own mill in his home
town. Then upon discovering Alpaca wool in Liverpool docks he
purchased it and found its qualities produced wondrous luxurious
cloth. This was found irresistible by woman of wealth and
royalty. To wear an Alpaca coat showed you were of some
standing. By the age of 40 he was one of the richest men in
Yorkshire and indeed in the UK. He built his own mill on a site
joining the Leeds, Liverpool canal and the river Aire. This was a
huge mill supporting the latest designs and technology. With his
workers' in mind he built an entire village which was then called Saltaire.
This was all possible due to the humble Alpaca who we all know and love
today.
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