The Springers were farmers. Like most rural families, they raised sheep to provide wool for their clothes and other household items.
Illustration from an ad for Stephen Miner,
weaver, 1775.
Courtesy Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Wool was processed at home, but the yarn was often taken to a professional weaver to be made into cloth.
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