THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN FIGURES

Statistics relating to the silk industry before the great depression of 1929

Data emerging from these documents highlight the centrality of the silk supply chain in the Lake Como area in terms of the number of businesses and workers. The considerable employment of female workers, including very young ones, is evident.

Credits: Ufficio Provinciale dell’Economia - Como, Alcuni dati statistici sull’economia della Provincia, Tipografia Editrice Ostinelli di Cesare Nani, Como, 1929.