What was the Pavia Shuttle Company?

Pavia Shuttle Company was a company founded by Hector Pavia , along with his brother, in the city of Allentown ,Pa. Originally from northern Italy, Pavia arrived in the

United States at the age of twelve , learned english , and began work in one of the numerous

silk mills that thrived in and near Allentown. The brothers struck out on their own ,

developing several innovations in shuttle making. The business was later moved to Lehigh and Vultee streets in the suburbs of Allentown until it closed in the 1960's

with the retirement of Pavia.