Why Do Australians Call Bed & Bath Products “Manchester?”
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2 min readOct 14, 2021
In Australia “Manchester” means bed linen and cotton towels (and sometimes, table-cloths). The “Manchester” aisle in Australian shopping centres stock both bed and bathroom products.
Manchester was a large industrial centre for the production of cloth. Sheets and towels were the predominant cotton goods produced in Manchester in the 19th century.
