Mr Hacking of Colne, one of the last handloom weavers

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350923

Reference identifier

ECO-N02-M312-130-ii-1

Title

Mr Hacking of Colne, one of the last handloom weavers

Place

Colne

General notes

Each family would run their own loom with the father sitting at his stool, working the treadle with his feet and throwing the shuttle from side to side, whilst mother operated the spinning wheel. Pieces were not as long as they are today, perhaps about fifty yards for a week and work would often go on into the night by candlelight. It was a common thing in those days for handloom weavers to take their pieces along to Colne Cloth Hall, which opened in 1775. Walking all the way there and back to receive something like 4/6d for a weeks work.

For further details of Mr Hacking see the book "Old Colne" by John Bentley.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

Early 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Colne

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