Items

• H2-208.140: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of the two mills and land, and boat house and land; new mill owners purchase houses

  Mr Thomas asked the price of the two mills and land. Mr Sutton asked about the boathouse and land. Mr Badland stated people felt the new firm should take the park as it was used by their tenants and workers. The firm bought 50 houses in Saltaire from Mt Thornton for £6250. Mr Willy send noticed to allotments near Masonâ??s Mill.
• H2-208.208: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner Field; power station required; possible sale of Higher Hirst Mill; allotment rents

  Milner Field sold to Cinema Picture Com. Wanted light & so more power. Wanted power station and Mr Baker pointed out Higher Hirst Mill. So may buy the land there incl. 9 cottages. Does he raise the allotment rents?
• H2-208.218: Baker Letters - regarding: threat to water weir; cost of houses in Bradford; sale of Higher Hirst Mill

  Thomas has cut trees down and placed on water weir. Endangered the weir when last done. Normal through houses in Bradford now £1000. Surprised Milner Fields people not been in contact for Higher Hirst Mill.
• H2-208.47: Baker Letters - regarding: fire at Hirst Mill

  Another fire at Hirst Mill - 2am that morning
• H2-208.50: Baker Letters - regarding: insurnace claim for Hirst Mill

  Letter from Messrs Easton & Haslam, valuers for Commercial Union re Mill
• H2-208.54: Baker Letters - regarding: purchase of the Mill by Mr Hill

  Sir James is not optimistic about the purchase of the Mill by Mr Hill
• H2-208.61: Baker Letters - regarding: Fire at Hirst Mill

  Fire at Hirst Mill; Sir James is in Mayfair
• H2-208.62: Baker Letters - regarding: repairs to Hirst Mill and John Baker's move to Morecambe

  Easton & Haslam Insurers of Mill & repairs; Visit by Sir James to Milner Field; Johnâ??s move to Morecambe
• H2-208.65: Baker Letters - regarding: Hirst Mill fire and insurance

  Hirst Mill fire & insurance
• H2-208.70: Baker Letters - regarding: Mr Normington; rebuilding of Mill

  Mr Normington; rebuilding of Mill
• H2-208.96: Baker Letters - regarding: Mr Robinson and water for Mill; possible sale of land on Coach Road

  Mr Robinson & water for Mill; Possible sale of land on Coach Road
• 2018.1: Silver salver for Samuel Wilson

  The Auction house described the salver as a ' George III Silver presentation Salver by David Bell [small DB silver mark], London [sheild silver mark] 1761 [F silver mark] of circular form with a gadrooned and shell border, raised on three scroll feet, later presentation inscription and floral engraved field diameter 30 cm, weight 27oz.
• 2018.41.4: Saltaire Mills from the North West

  Framed brown and green toned print of 'Saltaire Mills from the North West. The image shows very few houses but the Mill is complete along with the church and Victoria Hall. Victoria Hall was completed in 1869 so this image must be from the 1870's before the building of the village was complete.
• 2019.30: Amos Brear (1845-1919)

  Amos Brear (1845-1919)
• 2020.2.13: Notebook used for technical details

  Small paper notebook. Used to make notes regarding textile technical details. Probably copied from a published technical book. Aslo probably used as an aide-memoir diary for some of his work. References to: twists, pulley, cylinders, Knob Yarn, Loop Yarn, Spiral Yarn, Flake Yarn. Changing wheel dimensions etc.
• 2021.12: Salt & Silver - A Story of Hope

  Salt & Silver - A Story of Hope by Jim Greenhalf. Containing the story of Titus Salt and Jonathan Silver and their relationship tSaltaire Mill
• A1-036: The Great Yorkshire Llama

  Facsimile copy of 'Household Words' (Nov. 27th 1852) with an article entitled 'The Great Yorkshire Llama'. Household Words was a weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens. 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. See also https://www.djo.org.uk/household-words/volume-vi/page-250.html
• A1-037b,c,e: The Great Yorshire Llama

  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.
• B1-309: Long service certificate

  Saltaire Mill 'Long Service Certificate' presented to Arthur Greswell September 1937
• B1-361-11: Pattern Design Book

  Pattern Design Book by Fred Bradbury