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Work & Industry

Mill operations, workers, and the textile trade

462 items in the archive

Long service ceritificate for William Firth

Framed Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Long Service Certificate presented to William Firth for 50 years service

Long service ceritificate for William Firth

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Pamela Mason's dispute with Illingworth, Morris and Co Ltd.

News cuttings on Pamela Mason's dispute with Illingworth, Morris and Co Ltd

Pamela Mason's dispute with Illingworth, Morris and Co Ltd.

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Papers from a Illingworth, Morris stockholders meeting over Mrs Mason's complaints

Illingworth, Morris stockholders meeting over Mrs Mason's complaints

Papers from a Illingworth, Morris stockholders meeting over Mrs Mason's complaints

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Main Processes in the Worsted Textile Spinning and Manufacturing Industry

A typewritten booklet produced by Salts (Saltaire) Limited to describe each stage of turning raw wool into finished cloth

Main Processes in the Worsted Textile Spinning and Manufacturing Industry

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Salts (Saltaire) Ltd marketing booklet

An advertising booklet for Salts (Saltaire) Ltd

Salts (Saltaire) Ltd marketing booklet

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Salts (Saltaire) Ltd publicity booklet

Salts (Saltaire) Ltd' (booklet) 2 copies

Salts (Saltaire) Ltd publicity booklet

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Fowler Textile Calculator with Leather case

Fowler Textile Calculator, shaped like a pocket watch with a leather case

Fowler Textile Calculator with Leather case

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Fowler Textile Calculator instruction book

Instruction manual for a Fowler Textile Calculator (see B1-087.1).

Fowler Textile Calculator instruction book

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Salts Mill

copy of newspaper cutting Opening of Saltaire Mill (Illustrated London News)

Salts Mill

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Steam turbine (3)

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

Steam turbine (3)

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Salts Mill :Volume Five : Collections of photographs of Saltaire Mill

Canal barges by the New Mill (1)

Salts Mill :Volume Five : Collections of photographs of Saltaire Mill

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Salts Mill Dining Room, Victoria Road (1)

3 laminated copies of the photo of A close up of the entrance to Salts Mill dining room

Salts Mill Dining Room, Victoria Road (1)

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Salts Mill offices from the steps

Photograph shows the steps in the foreground with a lamp on the top of the steps

Salts Mill offices from the steps

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Carding (3)

Room containing 3 carding machines in combing shed

Carding (3)

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Carding (2)

photograph shows the doffing end of worsted carding engine

Carding (2)

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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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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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Wool scouring

Room containing wool scouring machinery

Wool scouring

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Spinning 3

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

Spinning 3

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Wool washing

Photograph shows a room filled with wool washing machinery

Wool washing

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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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