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5961
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Walter Perkins, founder of Hatteras Hammocks in Greenville, proves the old adage \"that work can be fun\" and a profit made at the same time. Paget discusses how a hammock is made and how the talented, fun-loving weavers work in an old tobacco warehouse.
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New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 3 Issue 3, July/Aug 1975, p30-33, il
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15583
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Hatteras Hammocks was founded seventeen years ago in Greenville by Walter Perkins, a tobacco buyer who started making hammocks in his living room. The company expects to sell around 60,000 in 1987. Today Hatteras is a $6 million business with 150 employees, production lines, and machines. Their best-known competitor is Pawleys Island Hammocks of South Carolina.
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29373
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With a homegrown, laid-back vibe, Hatteras Hammocks, owned and operated by Walter Perkins and J.A. Branch, is making a wave abroad. Built from scratch, the backyard hammock company now does $1 million in overseas sales in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Austria.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 49 Issue 12, Dec 1991, p10, por