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Founder

Sir Titus Salt

1803-1876

Industrialist who built Saltaire

318 items in the archive

Photograph of Isabel Salt

Photograph of Isabel Salt at Denton Hall, Ilkley with a dog: Hand-written note on back in Isabel's handwritting; original 2018.9.4.51

Photograph of Isabel Salt

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Silver Trowel

Silver Trowel presented to Mrs Catherine Salt (wife of Titus Salt junior) after the laying a ceremonial stone for the extension of Sir Titus Salts Hospital in 1

Silver Trowel

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Spectacles and case

Round spectacles with translucent orange frames in a Animal skin case

Spectacles and case

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Bell Push

Bell Push, turned by Titus Salt Junior for Milner Field.

Bell Push

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Ceremonial Mallet

Ceremonial Mallet, presented to Titus Salt Junior on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone at Airedale College Manningham, on 16th October 1874.

Ceremonial Mallet

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double picture frame

Hand made and hand decorated wooden hinged double picture frame

double picture frame

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Fabric Clutch bag

Tapestry fabric Handbag with a curved wooden handle with wooden clasp, lined interior with pocket

Fabric Clutch bag

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Photograph of Isabel Salt

Photograph of Isabel Salt as a girl in feather-topped hat: Produced by Mackintosh & Co, Kelso ; original 2018.9.4.50

Photograph of Isabel Salt

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Champagne cork

Champagne cork, metal top labeled Veuve Pommery, 1943.

Champagne cork

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Luggage tag

Luggage tag of brown leather with embossed S decoration, strap with buckle.

Luggage tag

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Will of Sir Titus Salt

A leather bound copy of the Will of Sir Titus Salt, this was created by the solicitors, possibly to give to the Executors

Will of Sir Titus Salt

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Bib and Collar

Cream lace/net bib and collar with armholes and fastenings to nape of neck and lower back

Bib and Collar

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Lace Collar

Collar in 2 pieces, one cream silk and one cream and grey lace

Lace Collar

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Two damask towels.

Two off-white damask towels with SALT embroidered in red

Two damask towels.

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Seven cream damask towels.

Seven cream damask towels

Seven cream damask towels.

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Collar and frontal

Cream collar and frontal made from fine cotton and lace with pin tuck design and floral lace edging

Collar and frontal

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Lace head covering

Lace head covering, black netting decorated with black spots with lace edging to 3 sides

Lace head covering

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Two pieces of cream cotton lace

Two pieces of cream cotton lace border

Two pieces of cream cotton lace

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Length of Italian lace with sales ticket.

Italian lace piece with sales ticket sewn onto straight edge.

Length of Italian lace with sales ticket.

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Three pieces of cream silk lace trim.

Three pieces of cream silk lace trim/edging

Three pieces of cream silk lace trim.

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Length of lace trim.

Length of cream coloured lace trim/edging

Length of lace trim.

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Length of cream lace edging/border.

Length of cream lace edging/border, folded

Length of cream lace edging/border.

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Length of silk ribbon/trim.

Length of cream and black silk ribbon/trim

Length of silk ribbon/trim.

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Two part collar

(i) Main body is double layered silk with 3 hooks and eyes to short edges and a buttonhold halfway along

Two part collar

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