Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2018.37.1: Salad plate

  Salad plate, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were defiantly used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.
• 2018.37.4: Soup plate

  Soup plate, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Sir Titus Salt Junior. They were probably from used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.
• 2018.37.5: Footed serving dish

  Footed serving dish, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Sir Titus Salt Junior. They were probably from used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.
• 2018.37.7: Glass wine jug

  Plain glass wine jug, for decanting wine for dinner parties. Decortated with the Salt family crest.
• 2018.24: Silver Jubilee cup

  Silver Jubilee (George V) pottery cup, decorated with transfers of the King and Queen, in roundals on the front above a map of the world on the front, and 'Presented by The Shipley Education Committee, 6th May 1935' on rear
• 2018.27: Ornament

  China ornament decorated with a bird on one sidge and the words 'A gift from Saltaire' in black lettering.
• 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.
• 2018.7: Salts (Saltaire) Ltd mug

  Plain white mug, with the Salts Alpaca logo on both sides. Possibly an advertising or representative's give-away mug.
• 2020.7: The Dayton Coal & Iron Company Limited (Rhea Co; Tenn; U.S.A.) Certificate of Shares

  Charles Stead's original share certificate in the Dayton Coal & Iron Company Ltd purchased in 1884. The certificate is sealed with a large red seal decorated with a castle. The certificate includes Salts Alpaca logo within the decoration on the left-hand side. Charles Stead was the Senior Manager for Salts and he accompanied Titus Salt Junior on a trip to Dayton on behalf of Sir Titus. After Sir Titus' death Charles Stead worked with Titus Salt Junior on the development of Dayton.
• 2021.4.1.2: Collection of deeds

  Copy of deed - An agreement for the letting of a farm between the Countess of Rosse and John Mortimer Jowett - 3/1/1878
• 2022.2: Saltaire And Its Founder by Abraham Holroyd

  An account of Titus Salt and the founding of Saltaire
• 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
• A1-126a: The Dayton Coal & Iron Company Limited (Rhea Co; Tenn; U.S.A.) Certificate of Shares

  Titus Salts Jnr. Share certificate in The Dayton Coal & Iron Company Ltd purchased in 1884. The certificate is sealed with a large red seal decorated with a castle. The certificate includes Salts Alpaca logo within the decoration on the left hand side.
• A2-003a-c: Plan of Milner Field House

  A plan of Milner Field House (the mariied home of TItus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt) by William. Illingworth - Architect & Surveyor. Scale is 15 feet to one inch for the ground floor plan, which occupies most of the page. There is a smaller scale plan of the first floor in the upper left of the page.
• B1-087.2: Fowler Textile Calculator instruction book

  Instruction manual for a Fowler Textile Calculator (see B1-087.1).
• B1-361-11: Pattern Design Book

  Pattern Design Book by Fred Bradbury
• C2a-032: The Burling Beauties

  'The Burling Beauties' all named on the reverse of the photograph. The Team were an official football team for Salts Mill. The team are all posing ready for a match with one member drinking from a bottle.
• C2a-131a: School magazine

  'Quid Non' - The school magazine of Salt Grammar School No.31 Summer 1963
• C2a-134b-d: Saltaire village

  Three cards marked: 'Shipley Education Committeee - Central School (Infants Department) M. Schofield -Head Master 'Presented for One Weeks Perfect Attendance' [Reverse has coloured pictures of country scenes)
• C3a-184a: School leaving certificate

  Copy of a school leaving 'Total Exemption Labour Certificate (20th March 1916) for Mary Ann Wood (1903-1984)