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Combing 1 Gill Box in combing

Photograph shows 2 workers in the middle of a combing shed

Combing 1 Gill Box in combing

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Steam turbine 3

Photograph shows the steam turbine named after 'Mary', one of Sir James Roberts granddaughters

Steam turbine 3

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Engineers shop 3

Photograph shows the inside of an engineers shop

Engineers shop 3

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Engineers shop 2

Photograph shows the inside of an engineers shop

Engineers shop 2

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Packing and dispatch

Photograph shows piles of cloth both packed and unpacked

Packing and dispatch

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Steam turbine 4

Photograph shows a close-up of the steam turbine named 'Mary' after Sir James Roberts granddaughter

Steam turbine 4

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Steam turbine 5

A close up of the steam turbine 'Mary' named after Sir James Roberts granddaughter

Steam turbine 5

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Steam turbine 2

Photograph shows a man wearing a light coloured jacket standing behind a steam turbine

Steam turbine 2

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Carding 3 Doffing End

Small machine in left foreground together with doffing end of worsted carding engine

Carding 3 Doffing End

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Carding 2 Hopper Feed

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

Carding 2 Hopper Feed

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Joiners shop

Photograph shows eleven men working in the joiners' shop

Joiners shop

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Steam turbine 1

Photograph shows a man wearing a light coloured jacket standing in front of a steam engine

Steam turbine 1

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Carding 4 Doffing

3 carding machines in combing shed

Carding 4 Doffing

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Dyeing 2

Male worker standing in the left foreground behind a table piled with two different types of coloured cloth

Dyeing 2

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Finishing

Photograph shows finishing machinery

Finishing

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Dyeing 1

Photograph shows New Mill

Dyeing 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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Combing 2 Noble combing

5 circular Noble Combing machines in combing shed producing wool tops

Combing 2 Noble combing

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Engineers shop 1

Photograph shows the inside of an engineers shop

Engineers shop 1

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Wool sorting (2)

Photograph shows a number of men standing in front of windows sorting wool

Wool sorting (2)

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Wool sorting (2)

Photograph shows a number of men standing by windows wool sorting

Wool sorting (2)

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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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The Bradford Antiquary Vol.11

A collection of essays covering the years 1890-1895 produced by members of the Bradford Antiquarian Society

The Bradford Antiquary Vol.11

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Decorations with Duresco Water Paint

Text and illustrations on the use of Duresco water paints in the internal decorations in churches and houses

Decorations with Duresco Water Paint

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