British Manufactures. The textile manufactures of Great Britain
Details:
- Author(s) Dodd, George
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1844
- Pages 232pp; illus
- Publisher Charles Knight
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Largely describes production processes and, to lesser extent, products, sometimes within the context of a visit to a production district /plant. Comprises 'Cotton and its manufacture' with a focus on the Manchester district; 'Bleaching, dyeing and printing of cottons'; 'Woollen cloth manufacture'' with a focus on Leeds; 'Worsted and stuff manufacture' with a focus on Bradford and Paisley [shawls]; 'Flax and linen manufacture' with a focus on Leeds [including Marshalls]; 'Silk and its manufacture' with a focus on Lombes Silk Mill, Derby; 'Lace and bobbin manufacture' with a focus on Nottingham