A1-037b,c,e: The Great Yorshire Llama

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Identifier
A1-037b,c,e
Title
The Great Yorshire Llama
Type
Format
Date Created
1952
Creator
Household Words
Dickens, Charles
Description
1 of 5 copies of a reprint of 'The Great Yorkshire Llama' by Charles Dickens. The reprint is from Household Words Voume 6, o 140 published on Saturday November 27th 1952. The article tells a story of how Titus Salt allegedley discovered surplus alpaca wool in 1836 and started experimenting with it to produce cloth. This led to a very successful textile business and, as the article was being written, the construction of a large new mill in what was to become Saltaire.
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Source
Gift: Woods, Clive