John Mercer

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John Mercer

iBase ID

230119

Reference identifier

hac02012010043

Title

John Mercer

Place

Great Harwood

General notes

John Mercer (1791 - 1866) was born at Dean in Great Harwood. He received no formal education and began work as a bobbin winder in 1800. He later became a handloom weaver and then was employed as a chemist at Oakenshaw printworks. In the 1840s, he developed the process of mercerization, which he patented in 1850. He was buried in the family vault at St Bartholomew's church.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

20.0 x 14.8

Locator

Accrington: H06/G3 accession 2322

Subjects

Place Names > Great Harwood

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