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Stoneswood
Mill + Pictures Old & New 2
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| Many thanks to Mr. Greenwood for these
photographs taken inside Stoneswood Mill Picker Works approx. 1910. He spotted and rescued
them after they had been thrown away on what is now our upper car
park. |
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on photo's to enlarge |
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Two belt driven guillotines on the
ground floor. Exposed blades and belts just a few Health and
safety problems by modern standards. |
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Suspect workings of the steam engine can been seen in
the opening at the rear in this enlargement of the photo to the
left. |
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View of first floor. Interesting to note the ware
and tear on the building. But worth noting that the mill was well over
100 years old at the time.
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Enlargement of the press ?? from photo left. Am
told that the man with suit and tie was Mr. Walton. |
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| Men hard at work on the Top floor scraping the hides |
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Many thanks to www.todchat.com
for this last pair of photos |
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| A 1903 Edwardian Representatives Trade Calling Card for
our mill. |
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Instructions on reverse side mentioning that the Pickers
are to be steeped in Sperm Oil and hung in a dry, cool place until ready
for use. |
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Definition of a Picker Maker:- |
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| They made the "Pickers" — strong, leather attachments fitted to each side of a weaving loom,
used to drive the shuttle across the loom. |
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Mill History
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