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Title
Watercolour painting of The Engine Houses at the Marlborough Mill Ltd, Failsworth.
Reference
YMS0592/1
Production date
1975 - 1975
Scope and Content
With notes on the history of the mill.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

Asa Lees & Co. Limited Biography Biography
Founded by Samuel Lees the company was inherited by his second son Asa Lees. He turned from exporting fustian power looms to manufacturing textile spinning machinery. The company thrived for a number of years however, during the recession of the Thirties various textile machinery companies merged to form the Textile Machinery Makers Limited. They continued to trade under their own name until 1970 when they became of one company called Platt UK Ltd.

Subject
Textile industry
Conditions governing access
Open access
Conditions governing Reproduction
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