Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2018.3.1.1: Davenport soup bowl

  2 Dinner soup bowl, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.3.1.2: Davenport Dessert bowls

  2 Dessert bowls, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.3.1.6: Davenport small plate

  2 Small plates, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.3.1.7: Davenport plate

  Small oblong plate . Blue and gold with the Salt coat of arms , motto and alpaca image. Hallmarked Davenport Longport Staffordshire (1870-1886)
• 2018.4: 1993 Salts Clothing Co. pin badge

  An enamelled pin badge, produced by Fattorini of Bradford. The badge has the a white alpaca on a black background standing above the words 'Established 1993' with a scroll underneath stating 'Salts Clothing Co'. This badge was made after Salts Mill had shut and the business had moved elsewhere. Drummonds owned the Trademarks and order books in 1985.
• 2018.40.2.2: Will of Sir Titus Salt

  An original copy of the Will of Sir Titus Salt, this was created by the solicitors, possibly to give to the Executors. The dates of the documents and the executors names are laid out on the front page. The will is laid out with the wording in one column and a précis of the paragraph on the right hand side. It has its original envelope date stamped Bristol and is sealed with red sealing wax and an alpaca stamp.
• 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.
• 2019.4.11: Product tag

  Small green product tag with a green alpaca tag. The label states Registered trademarks.
• 2019.9.1: Inventions

  A double-page spread from a newspaper celebrating the Royal Jubilee Exhibition in Saltaire in 1887. Has a drawing of the exhibition site in the centre surrounded by portrait of notable people (all men) associated with the exhibition, and also depictions of alpacas, the Japanese garden from the exhibition.
• 2020.12.2: Photograph of Alpacas

  A photograph of the statue of two aplacas in Roberts Park in 2020
• 2020.2.18: School exercise book for Textile department 1914-15 session

  Shipley Technical School - Textile Department note book. With 'Students Name' 'Harold Kendall' 'Session 1914-1915' 'Subject: Woollen and Worsted Spinning' handwritten in ink. This exercise book was used by Harold Kendall while a student at the Technical School, now Shipley College. The book includes notes from his 'Woollen, Worsted and Spinning' classes. The exercise book icludes notes on: Drawing, afirst operation after Combing, Extensive notes and drawings of textile machines and parts, Details of production of fine mohair, alpaca and camel hair, and cashmire yarns. 'Great details for anyone studying the history of wool textile production'.
• 2020.6.2: Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914

  'Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914' by Roger Clarke, with contributions by Colin Coates: Includes items relating to individual overlookers and the social life of overlookers
• 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.
• 2022.82: Two Salts (Saltaire) Limited metal badges

  A Salts (Saltaire) Ltd enamelled metal badge made for the Saltaire centenary in 1953. The badge is mainly oval with a black background and bearing the company logo consisting of a drawing of an alpaca and the words 'CENTENARY 1883-1953'. A scroll with a white background is underneath the oval and contains the words 'SALTS (SALTAIRE) LTD'
• 2022.83: Salts (Saltaire) Limited metal key fob

  An enamelled metal key fob in the shape of a pointed shield. It has a black background bearing the Salts (Saltaire) Limited logo, consisting of a drawing of an alpaca with the words 'SALTS (SALTAIRE) LTD' underneath.
• 2024.115: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale

  A set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Titus Salt's success in the textile business was founded on the development of a fabric using alpaca wool.
• 2024.115.1: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 1. Introduction

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. The Introduction gives information on the sources used, and sets the scene for telling the story of how a few firms in West Yorkshire made a huge imapct in a remote part of Peru.
• 2024.115.2: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 2. Life on the Altiplano

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Part two details the farming of alpacas for their wool in the Altiplano region of Peru. The focus is on the relations of production and the roles taken on by various groups in the process.
• 2024.115.3: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 3. The journey from Puno to Arequipa

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Part three details the difficulties of transporting alpaca wool from the remote, high Andean region of the Altiplano down to the coast of Peru where it was to be transported by ship.
• 2024.150.5: The adventures of Al and Mo (aka Alison Paca and Mo Hair)

  An A4 activity sheet featuring 7 twin boxes with a pciture of a mohair sheep (Mo) in conversation with an alpaca (Al). A children's activity for the 2015 Conversazione in Saltaire.