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Comment: The VOA article is good. Textile World doesn't look like a great source, but either way, it is not enough to demonstrate notability. I encourage the creator, @User:Highland00835, and @User:~2025-34825-61 to talk to each other on this talk page, and should this fail, on the Conflict of interest noticeboard, instead of edit warring. win8x (talk) 00:11, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: I've replaced the original author's AfC comment and moved it to the talk page as it's discussing edits. This should be declined. I went through and attempted to verify every claim added to the article and most are only available in print. The reliability of the account that added them is zero (I'm challenging WP:OFFLINE-only sources because the account that added them has freely blended press releases, newspapers citing Wikipedia, and reliable sources, so we can't presume quality print sources). The source from The Laker, for example, cites Minus33 and Wikipedia. I've also flagged eight accounts from Minus33 employees trying to get an article on Wikipedia, and approving this article will likely turn into a long-term battle to stop Minus33 from turning it into an advertisement considering they've tried for 11 years and had their article deleted four times. With WP:RS/WP:VERIFY-failing sources removed, this is not notable as there is only one independent source (VOA) we can verify here.The original COI drafter objects to this version of the article but hasn't discussed major changes, their objections may be found on the talk page. The draft they desire is mostly about Minus33, which has been previously found to be non-notable. Their desired version may be found here.— Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2025-34825-61 (talk)
| Industry | Textile manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Woolen winter clothing |
| Brands |
L.W. Packard is an American textile company which produced garments domestically from 1916 to 2002 and since 2009 through its Minus33 brand.[1] It began as a woolen mill in Ashland, New Hampshire.[2][better source needed] After 2002, most domestic production ceased as the company pivoted to production in China under its Minus33 brand.[3]
History
[edit]L.W. Packard was founded in 1916 when Luther Packard bought an operational mill on the banks of the Squam River.[2]
In 1999, to compete with overseas manufacturing and reduce costs, L.W. Packard began to outsource its yarn manufacturing to Canada and Mexico, and shifted wool production to China.[4] In the late 2000s[specify], L.W. Packard found Chinese partners for its Minus33 label, expanding it into a subsidiary specialized in offshore production of wool products. Company president John Glidden explained the move to offshore manufacturing as necessary for family-owned company to survive in a globalized marketplace, stating "Hopefully a small New England company can make some profit manufacturing in China."[5] In 2002 L.W. Packard shifted all production away from Ashland. In 2021, Minus33 resumed the domestic production of socks after repurchasing some of the old L.W. Packard facilities in Ashland.[6][better source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Web Site of Town of Ashland, NH" (PDF). ashland.nh.gov.
2002 L.W. Packard ceased manufacturing in Ashland but retains portion of mill for Minus 33, buildings subdivided housing a variety of businesses over time.
- ^ a b McCurrry, John W. (January 1996). "L.W. PACKARD: A QUIET LEADER IN LUXURY FABRICS". Textile World.
Packard's history dates from 1840 when the Briggs brothers of Leeds, England, built a woolen mill on the Squam River
- ^ "Official Web Site of Town of Ashland, NH" (PDF). ashland.nh.gov.
2002 L.W. Packard ceased manufacturing in Ashland but retains portion of mill for Minus 33, buildings subdivided housing a variety of businesses over time.
- ^ Carter, Carol (18 July 2004). "Where there's a mill". New Hampshire Sunday News. New Hampshire Union Leader. p. D1.
So in 1999, Packard outsourced its yarn-making operations to Mexico and Canada.
- ^ "With New Textile Rules, US Mill Shuts Down and Turns to Chinese Partner". Voice of America. 30 October 2009.
So the company turned a competitor into a partner. Mr. Glidden signed a joint venture agreement with a manufacturer in Beijing to expand a small subsidiary company he started about five years ago. Minus 33 makes premium long underwear out of super-soft wool. The L.W. Packard president says the business is starting to pick up.
- ^ "Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing®, Socks, Underwear & Hats". Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing.
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