| Title | Manor Mill – James Ives & Co. |
| Date | c1900 |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | L156 |
| Comment | See below … |
Operatives are mule spinning, the spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton between 1775 – 1779.
It combined the functions of the spinning jenny and the water frame, driven by steam it was one of the machines which revolutionised the manufacture of cloth during the Industrial Revolution.
L165 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Packing finished goods in the mill.
L174 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Cutting lengths of cloth in the mill.
L165 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Packing finished goods in the mill.
K489 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Power looms in the mill.
K495 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative is feeding fabric into a pressing machine.
K497 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
This was the rag grinding area of the mill, the rags would be used in the manufacture of fabrics such as “shoddy”, an inferior cloth.
L329 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
A mill operative warp dressing, the warp threads run lengthwise through fabric, the weft threads are woven through horizontally.
L332 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Warp twisting, the warp is the lengthwise thread through which the weft horizontal thread is woven.
F936 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Photo taken by E E Slater, sitting cross legged in front of a window two tailors are at work, they have a small sleeve board and flat iron (heated on the fire ) available for pressing seams etc.
Donated by Keith Spink.
K074 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative performing a process called Brushing on fabric.
K095 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Two operatives are involved in the process of cloth milling.
L093 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative is working at the scribbling machine. Scribbling prepares the wool for spinning and includes the carding process which teases out the fibres.
DD004 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Looking down through girders into a yard.
X016 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Scribbling machines at Manor Mill.
The process of scribbling produces a long continuous strand of fibre which is twisted into yarn during the spinning process.
Z412 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Some of the mill machinery.
J481 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Image of a blacksmith at work in Manor Mill, taken from a book of photos of Manor Mill.
Donated by John Hellawell.
