Show THE NEGRO AND AND THE NEEDLE it I 1 is S not generally known that in in the early progress of the needle manufacture we are indebted to the negro degro the earliest record of needle making in this country is n the tile year 1545 in the reign of henry VIII and t is supposed that this useful branch brand of industry vas introduced by a moor from spain the tile ii t orian storian stowe tells us that needles were sold in cheapside heap side elde and other busy streets in london in la the he reign of queen mary mury and were at that time made nade by a spanish ingro who refused to discover lle ile lie tile secret 01 ol his art I 1 A abnot botler er states slates that theart the artor artof of making steel needles was as lost luit lui t at lit the death but ivet wag roved oved r by a german in u 1566 probel probably yiv liv t p e f e i a 8 my miny account for the orest odthe of the tho iteen m ike iki rs coat of mins wins bring lying the tike fiend of fi negro negra citory Ui tory of needle making M ikiri |