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Total number of records: 11

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Bradford5
Shipley1

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David Sowden and Sons11
Packett, Sydney3
Shimwell, Oliver1
Gawsworth Patents Ltd1

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The "Shimwell" controlled shuttle (patent) loom

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856); Gawsworth Patents Ltd

early 20th Century

Softback booklet with brown covers. Promoting the Shimwell Controlled Shuttle Loom. 8 pages, includes one black and white diagram.

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Loom Book no.21 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1900-1903

Hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten descriptions of looms manufactured arranged in date order, with a thumb index of companies who place...

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Loom Book no.22 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1903-1905

Hardback with brown covers and black spine. Gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten descriptions of looms manufactured arranged in date order, with a thumb index of companies who...

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loom book

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1905-1907

Hardback with green covers and gold lettering. Book no. 23. Containing handwritten black and red ink inscriptions on printed forms detailing loom orders by various companies. Various line diagrams ...

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Loom Book No.24 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1907-1909

Hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on spine. Book no.24. Includes printed and hand drawn sheets showing loom components and specifications. Most of the book consists of printed forms ...

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Loom Book no.25 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1909-1911

Hardback with black covers and maroon spine. Gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten descriptions of looms manufactured arranged in date order, with a thumb index of companies wh...

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Loom Book No.26 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1911-1913

Hardback with black covers gold lettering. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Includes sketches and one printed sheet showing loom components and specif...

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Loom Book no.27 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1915-1917

Hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten descriptions of looms manufactured arranged in date order, with a thumb index of companies who place...

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David Sowden & Sons Ltd Low Wells Loom Works, Briggate, Shipley. Vol.1 [inventory]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1922

Semi-hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on cover. Contains the 1st volume of a typed inventory of the contents of Low Wells Loom Works. With handwritten annotations on some pages inclu...

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David Sowden & Sons Ltd Low Wells Loom Works, Briggate, Shipley. Vol.2 [inventory]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1922

Semi-hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on cover. Contains the 2nd volume of a typed inventory of the contents of Low Wells Loom Works. With handwritten annotations on some pages inclu...

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David Sowden & Sons Ltd Low Wells Loom Works, Briggate, Shipley. Vol.3 [inventory]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1922

Semi-hardback with black covers and spine, with gold lettering. Contains the 3rd volume of a typed inventory of the contents of Low Wells Loom Works.

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