In August 1877, Abraham Moon lost his life when his horse shied, bolted in a panic, and hurled Moon into a wall. The local newspaper reported that the horse survived the tragic accident.

His son Isaac then took over the running of the tweed mill. In 1902, the factory burned down to its foundations, and Isaac seized the opportunity to completely restructure tweed production. He built a significantly larger, single-story tweed factory in which all the steps involved in making tweed, such as dyeing, blending, spinning, weaving, and washing, were carried out in immediate succession. This tweed factory still stands today.

Moon's historical tweed books

The fabric books, in which every woven fabric is documented, date back to 1904, when the new tweed factory resumed operations after the fire. These fabric books are a historical document and reflect not only the changing fashions but also the tweed fabrics supplied to the army during the wars. Even today, these books serve as inspiration for tweed designs. Thus, in Moon's Heritage Collection, we find not only lambswool and Shetland tweed, but also fabrics such as Airforce Blue, British Army Greatcoat, Cavalry Twill, and even the Cricket Striped Blazer.

On July 2, 1909, one day after England's devastating cricket defeat against the Australians, Isaac Moon fell ill and died shortly thereafter. The press claimed that his death was caused by this defeat. The Moon family subsequently sold the tweed factory to their tweed designer and manager, Charles Walsh, who borrowed the then-unbelievable sum of £33,000.00 and, thanks to the rapid growth of the tweed factory, was able to repay it within four years. The Walsh dynasty now successfully runs the tweed factory in its fourth generation, and it is the last of seven tweed mills in the town of Guiseley.