Two Weavers in a Shed,

Two Weavers in a Shed,
Two Weavers in a Shed,
Two Weavers in a Shed,
iBase ID
226825
Reference identifier
ENE230720081012
Title
Two Weavers in a Shed,
Place
Nelson
General notes
Break time in a 1920's weaving shed.
There were two breaks of 10 minutes at 10.30am and 3.00pm.
Notice the gas mantles above. At lighting up time the tacklers would line up at the end of each row with their tapers (on cloth poles), in sight of the manager, who would turn on the gas with a large wheel.
The tacklers would light the gas being careful not to put the taper too near the mantle. If it broke the flame would lengthen to 6 inches and not give light.
A mantle could not be replaced until the gas was turned of again.
Lent by Wilfred Spencer. 1970
Medium
Photographic print
Colour
Monochrome
Original image size
20.9/15.1cm
Year of image
C1920
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Locator
M312/8
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