J & P Coats Threads - sinds 1830

J. & P. Coats is an originally Scottish fine-thread company that was founded by a weaver called James Coats (1774-1857) and his brother Patrick, in Paisley, near Glasgow. The story of Coats is complicated, as it involves British as well as North American based companies, run by various members of the Coats family. It was also closely involved in the activities of the rival Scottish company of Clark.

https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/organisations-and-movements/companies/coats

https://coats.com/en/About/Our-heritage

In about 1830, another famous name in thread, Coats, began manufacturing in the same city–Paisley–making a world-wide name for itself.