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C2b-102/19/13: Pattern cover Pattern cover. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell. -
C2b-102/19/14: Pattern book Pattern book. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell. -
2024.34: 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire A research document from local historian Les Brook on the visit in 1872 of the Japanese Iwakura Embassy visit to Saltaire. The Iwakura Embassy was a high-level governmental group from Japan who toured the world to investigate the latest developemtns in industry and technology. They visited Saltaire to view the renowned Slats Mill and the model village of Saltaire. Contents include: What was the Iwakura Embassy? The Embassy’s historical backstory The members of the Embassy The Embassy in the USA Four months in Britain The visit to Bradford and Saltaire DAY 1: Thursday 24 October 1872 DAY 2: Friday 25 October 1872 DAY 3: Saturday 26 October 1872 DAY 4: Sunday 27 October 1872 DAY 5: Monday 28 October 1872 From Yorkshire to London The Embassy in continental Europe, and beyond -
2018.55: Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons and Co Limited Promotional booklet for the Salt company. Booklet is similar to others from the same time but has text in French. Contains photographs of processes in the mill. Has two pages of introductory text. -
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