Germantown worsted

This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole:

"Germantown Yarn. [From having been first made at Germantown, Pa., which city at present constitutes the 22nd ward of Philadelphia,] A coarse heavy woolen yarn, extensively used for knitting fancy articles, especially heavy scarfs, hoods, mittens and the like. It has been superseded to some extent in recent years by German Knitting Worsted."

Interesting page mentioning Brunswick Germantown being substituted with Cascade 220.

The yarns were apparently notorious for replacing hand-spun in the making of Navajo and other Native American woven textiles and rugs.

Later the yarns were offered in 100% acrylic and Orlon, having been wool previously.