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Eckersleys Mill

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A new warp being tied up at the loom.
A new warp being tied up at the loom.
Photo: Ron Hunt
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Item #: 549
A new warp being tied up at the loom.

Comment by: Freda Chorlton on 11th January 2009 at 19:11

I remember this lady from when I worked in the weaving shed. She was Agnes Shambley and she lived near the bottom of Tunstall Lane before moving to Ferguson Rise. The photo would be taken about 1952

Comment by: Dave Lewis {bambam} on 21st January 2009 at 22:14

Remember this job well it was known as knotting, a work pal of mine did this job for many years, the knotting machine was named Uster there is a pic of this machine on my blog.

Comment by: Doreen wood on 17th April 2017 at 16:45

I remember Agnes very well,we became good friends in the 1970s

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