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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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Long Decline
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Cotton Industry Act, 1959: changes to weaving capacity and production, 1959-61

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CreatorCotton Board
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Date created1961
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Manufacturer/PublisherCotton Board
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Holding organisationGreater Manchester County Record Office
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Accession number4848 (Cotton Board)
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Associated Objects
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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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