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Total number of records: 21

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Textiles19
Archives2

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International Textile Collection19
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Brotherton Collection1

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Bradford21
United Kingdom19
England2
West Yorkshire1

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People and organisationsCount
David Sowden and Sons10
Blackburn, Tolson and Co.4
Packett, Sydney3
Ratford, Private1
Bradford University1
Bradford Municipal Technical College1

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From 18007
From 190013
From 20001

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Up to 18994
Up to 199916
Up to latest1

Archive File

May, 2007, Bradford

Mar 2007

Correspondence concerning Zygmunt Bauman's involvement in the "Modernity and Post Modernity" conference on 2 May 2007. (Bradford University)

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"Gypsies in Britain (7) - Newspapers cutting etc; 1982-1994"

1982-1994

Includes leaflet/flyer for "Hands off Travellers," campaign in Bradford.

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Looms 15 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1888-1889

A hardback with dark brown covers and black spine, with gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Listed by date with an index of companies...

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photograph album

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

late 19th-early 20th Century

Hardback with dark green covers and maroon spine. Gold text on cover. Contains 93 b/w photographs of looms and similar equipment, 10 b/w engravings and one coloured engraving of looms or accessories...

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David Sowden & Sons, Engineers, Shipley [catalogue]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

late 19th-mid 20th Century

Softback with grey covers. Containing details and illustrations of various types of electrical connector boxes; tram/light poles and manhole covers. 48 pages.

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Looms No.11 [order book]

1881-1882

Hardback with black covers. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms and parts for looms. In date order with a thumb index of companies who placed the orders a...

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Looms 18 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1894-1895

Hardback with brown covers and gold lettering. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Includes sketches and printed sheets showing loom components and speci...

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Loom Book No.19 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1896-1898

Hardback with black covers and spine. Gold text on spine. Book no.19. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Listed by date with an index of companies at ...

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Design Book

Bradford Municipal Technical College

1903-1904

Hardback with maroon covers. Contains lecture notes for the Worsted Coating course. Includes handwritten notes, point paper patterns and samples of yarn and fabric.

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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.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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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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