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Mill operations, workers, and the textile trade

462 items in the archive

Salt's Mill Saltaire from the north west c.1860

Salt's Mill Saltaire from the north west c.1860

Titus Salt Era

Salt's Mill Saltaire from the north west c.1860

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Employers and Labour in the English Textile Industries 1850-1939 by J.A. Jowitt and A.J. McIvor

Various aspects of the textie trade covering: Employers, trade Unions and Women in textiles.

Pre-Saltaire

Employers and Labour in the English Textile Industries 1850-1939 by J.A. Jowitt and A.J. McIvor

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Bradford Chartism 1838-1840 by A.J.Peacock

A history of the Chartist Movement in Bradford (The book also includes a loose, blue index card with notes by Phillip Barlow ?) Includes reference to Titus Salt

Pre-Saltaire

Bradford Chartism 1838-1840 by A.J.Peacock

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The Garnett Story 1831-1962 by E Philip Dobson

A hard backed book, illustrated and subtitled The History of a Yorkshire Worsted and Woollen Business Through Four Generations

Pre-Saltaire

The Garnett Story 1831-1962 by E Philip Dobson

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Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 by Colum Giles & Ian H Goodall

An illustrated paperback book subtitled The Buildings of the Yorkshire Textile Industry

Pre-Saltaire

Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 by Colum Giles & Ian H Goodall

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Bradford and the industrial revolution: An economic history 1760-1840

A history of the industrial development of Bradford and its surrounding areas from the middle of eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth

Pre-Saltaire

Bradford and the industrial revolution: An economic history 1760-1840

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The Great Paternalist Titus Salt & the Growth of Nineteenth Century Bradford

Book by Jack Reynolds

The Great Paternalist Titus Salt & the Growth of Nineteenth Century Bradford

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The Future of Salts Mill

A Feasibility Study by management consultants KMG Thomson McLintock commissioned by City of Bradford Metropolitan Council

The Future of Salts Mill

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The Future of Salts Mill - Appendices

Appendices to the main Report by management consultants KMG Thomson McLintock commissioned by City of Bradford Metropolitan Council

The Future of Salts Mill - Appendices

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Victorian Bradford

Victorian Bradford - essays in honour of Jack Reynolds edited by DG Wright and JA Jowitt

Victorian Bradford

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Textile Voices - Mill Life This Century

Book edited by Olive Howarth and published by Bradford Heritage Recording Unit 1989

Textile Voices - Mill Life This Century

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Mohair

A small booklet from the International Mohair Association promoting the use of mohair

Mohair

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The tourist guide: Saltaire & the region

A folded, coloured leaflet providing a brief tourist's guide to Saltaire

The tourist guide: Saltaire & the region

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3 School tie

3 Salt High School tie

3 School tie

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2 School ties

2 Salt High School ties

2 School ties

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More Bradford memories

A book by by True North Books containing many black and white photographs of Bradford from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

More Bradford memories

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Bobbin of light grey yarn

A large bobbin of thin, light grey yarn

Bobbin of light grey yarn

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Titus of Salts

A book about the history of the Titus Salt's company and the development of Saltaire village

Titus of Salts

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In Search of Mohair

Personal records from a mohair buyer of visiting mohair farmers around the world including many colour photographs of mohair and goats.

In Search of Mohair

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West Yorkshire Canals and Navigations on old picture postcards

A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes during the past century, with informative captions

West Yorkshire Canals and Navigations on old picture postcards

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Porter's lamp

A porter's lamp from the Salt School opened in 1868

Porter's lamp

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Woollen or worsted? An introduction to wool processing

An introduction to wool processing by Bradford Industrial Museum

Woollen or worsted? An introduction to wool processing

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Bobbin of dark green yarn

A large bobbin of thin, dark green yarn

Bobbin of dark green yarn

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Bobbin of dark grey yarn

A large bobbin of thin, dark grey yarn

Bobbin of dark grey yarn

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