Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company

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{{short description|First cotton mill in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
'''Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company''' was the first [[cotton mill]] to be established in [[Bombay]], [[India]], on 7 July 1854 at [[Tardeo]] by [[Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar]] (1815-73) and his associates. The Company was designed by [[William Fairbairn|Sir William Fairbaim]]. This mill began production on 7 February 1856 under the supervision of British engineers and skilled cotton operatives.

== See also ==
*[[Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar|Kawasajee Nanabhoy Davar]]

==References==
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=EqXjvZoUidkC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=Bombay+Spinning+and+Weaving+Company&source=web&ots=Sac-hmOSXS&sig=yfL6FJ91Q2T1DlxGuLDdgzkNh6E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result Industry and Innovation By William Henry Chaloner, D. A. Farnie, William Otto Henderson, p. 113]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511144407/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/bombay/history3.shtml A City Emerges] from ''[[Hindustan Times]]''

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[[Category:Textile mills in India]]
[[Category:Cotton mills]]
[[Category:Textile companies based in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Cotton industry in India]]
[[Category:Defunct textile companies of India]]
[[Category:Defunct companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Defunct manufacturing companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1854]]

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