Blankets owe their name to Thomas, a Flemish weaver who lived in -Bristol about 1340. He used a piece of rough unfinished cloth, which had been cast aside, to wrap himself in one winter night. His discovery made him rich.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10106, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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