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Work & Industry

Mill operations, workers, and the textile trade

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Carding (1)

Hopper Feed on right of photo full of scoured wool going into the carding engine

Carding (1)

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Packing and despatch (2)

Photograph shows piles of cloth both packed and unpacked

Packing and despatch (2)

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Packing and despatch (1)

Photograph shows a number of men packing yarn

Packing and despatch (1)

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Finishing and washing

Photograph shows the finishing room with two men holding a length of white cloth

Finishing and washing

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Dyeing (1)

Photograph shows New Mill

Dyeing (1)

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Burling and mending

Photograph shows a number of burling and mending tables with a large pile of grey pieces (unfinished cloth) in the foreground

Burling and mending

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Finishing

Photograph shows finishing machinery

Finishing

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Weaving 3

Photograph shows weaving shed from above

Weaving 3

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Weaving 2

Photograph shows a weaving room full of weaving machinery

Weaving 2

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Weaving 1

Photograph shows part of a weaving shed with lots of lampshades hanging above the machinery

Weaving 1

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Warping 1

Photograph shows a section of a warping room with 7 people working at the machinery

Warping 1

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Ring twisting

Photograph shows twisting machinery

Ring twisting

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Spinning 3

Photograph shows the full length of the spinning room with spinning machinery

Spinning 3

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The front entrance of Salts mill offices

Close up of Salts Mill offices

The front entrance of Salts mill offices

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Wool washing

Photograph shows a room filled with wool washing machinery

Wool washing

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Hank winding

Photograph shows close ups of four workers standing among machines

Hank winding

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Yarn scouring

A close up of a yarn scouring machine, with seven rollers at the top.

Yarn scouring

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Woolsorting (1)

Photograph shows eleven men standing in front of windows woolsorting

Woolsorting (1)

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Warping 2

Photograph shows warping machinery

Warping 2

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Weaving (4)

Photograph shows a weaving shed covered in bunting

Weaving (4)

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Weaving (5)

Close up of a weaving machine with dark coloured cloth and dark coloured yarn on bobbins on the right hand side of the machine

Weaving (5)

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Dyeing (2)

The photograph shows a male worker standing to the left of the picture behind a table piled with two different types of coloured cloth

Dyeing (2)

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Wool scouring

Room containing wool scouring machinery

Wool scouring

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Steam turbine (2)

Photograph shows a man in a light coloured jacket behind a steam turbine

Steam turbine (2)

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