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pre 1760 - Before the factory
1760-1820 - The Rise of the factory
1820-1860 - The Age of the Factory
1861-1865 - Lancashire Cotton Famine
1866-1896 - Victorian Golden Age
1897-1914 - Indian Summer
1914-1939 - Boom & bust
1940 The Long Decline
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Registrar of Joint Stock CompaniesCertificate of incorporation 13th January 1858, and change of name certificate 4th September 1867.1858 / 1867
Ellison, ThomasThe cotton trade of Great Britain. Chapter 6. Factory and census returns. Page 71.1886
Ellison, ThomasThe cotton trade of Great Britain. Chapter 6. Factory and census returns. Page 72.1886
Parkinson, JamesA practical treatise on "How to start a Cotton Spinning Mill." Page 1. Carding and spinning: driving apparatus.1892
Parkinson, JamesA practical treatise on "How to start a Cotton Spinning Mill." Title page.1892
House of Lords Select Committee on the Sweating SystemThe fifth report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Sweating System. Title page12 May 1890
SpruceCertificate of Incorporation of the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers' Association Ltd.1898
Fogg, WilliamWorkers in Cotton Factories and the Eight Hours' Day.16 November 1892
Helm, ElijahThe Alleged Decline of the British Cotton IndustryMarch 1893
The Crisis in the Cotton Trade.1892
Goschen, Rt. Hon. G JThe Condition and Prospects of [the Cotton] Trade.23 June 1885
John Worrall Ltd. OldhamThe Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers' Directory1887
Shaw, Albert DThe Cotton Goods Trade of LancashireSeptember 1882
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Image: Cottage Industry; a man using a weaving loom, pre 1800 Image: Spinning engraving by J.R. Barfoot, published 1835-40
Image: child working inside a weaving shed, c1910 Image: a drawing of Watts Warehouse in Manchester, built 1858
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