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Patons and Baldwins

British yarn manufacturer

Patons and Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn. It was an original constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.2 It ceased to exist in 1961.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1770Founded1
  • Industrytextile and clothing industry1
  • HeadquartersKilncraigs Mills1

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Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Patons and Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn. It was an original constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.2

Products and brands

  • yarn

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1961Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1770Founded Founded1

Sources

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