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10-07-2015, 07:57 PM #15
I haven't researched it at all, but Simpson calls them "Manchurian" because that is where they are harvested AFAIK. I've heard that most knots come from China, or the Far East.
What I find interesting is the big outfits like Simpson, Plisson, Rooney &c get superior knots. The golden nib, or whoever just do not hold a candle to them. They cannot compare ..... IME.
As far as labor conditions ......... as of 2008 ;
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/bu...pagewanted=allBe careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.