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Title: The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00119
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Title
The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00119
Description
A reconstruction, by inhabitants of Old Farm, Mankinholes, of a cottage industry process.
The photograph, taken in 1885 shows John Greenwood, farmer, demonstrating the use of the 'bobbin-joan' a device used in earlier times for winding the spun cotton on to a bobbin.
The photograph, taken in 1885 shows John Greenwood, farmer, demonstrating the use of the 'bobbin-joan' a device used in earlier times for winding the spun cotton on to a bobbin.
Source
Todmorden Information Centre Trust
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Rights
PHDA - Todmorden Information Centre Trust
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
MOT00119.tif
Collection
Citation
“The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00119,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed October 2, 2026, https://www.penninehorizons.org/items/show/10447.
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