Turfers were paid 25–50¢ a spread; Sears sold them for $1.59–$2.49 as "handmade by the southern mountain women"
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- TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026)
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- Chenille & candlewick
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“Turfers were paid 25–50¢ a spread; Sears sold them for $1.59–$2.49 as ‘handmade by the southern mountain women’.” Research note, TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026).
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