Sole manufacturer of yarn for MLB baseballs

[finestkind]

A factory in a small town near me is the only manufacturer for the yarn for all of MLB in the USA.

 

[nosterbor]

what a dump!

 

[finestkind]

The original factory burned down in 1846. I guess if something works, keep using it.

 

[VolumeAccumulation]

That is really cool!

 

[banjar]

That is definitely cool. Hopefully I will remember to stop by there if I'm ever in the neighborhood again.

Also from the video - the average life of a baseball in MLB is four pitches. I would have guessed longer than that.

 

[finestkind]

Here's another article about the S&D Spinning Mill. It shows more pictures of the ancient machines the still use.

S & D Spinning Mill, Millbury MA. - Part 1: A cornerstone of the American textile industry

The Dearnley Family has been running S & D Spinning since the 1800s. This is one of the last large scale wool mills left in the U.S. and they are absolutely crucial to us keeping our production here in the U.S. John and David are two of the five brothers that we deal with most and they are...

thebuffalowoolco.com

 

[banjar]

That is just so damn cool. I rarely read something on the internet that legitimately warms my heart, but that's one of them.