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Memoranda Book (‘William Foster of Land Beds, Clayton, nr. Bradford’)
Nov 1845- Aug 1846
Daily record of appointments, receipts, orders, naming concerns and describing goods and prices. Prices of various yarns and pieces are given, Nov. 1845 - April 1846.
Men’s Wages No. 1
Aug 1845 - Jan 1852
Weekly wages paid to named workers, about 60 in 1845 increasing to 180 by 1852. Rate per week is given plus notes on overtime or weekly hours worked. No indication of occupation. Weekly totals. At the...
Cost Price Book
Nov 1845 - Feb 1849
Similar to item 114 including many tenders for various types of alpaca, 1845-7. Sorting and combing results and costs. Costs of producing various types of alpaca wefts, 1847-9. Costs of producing vari...
Memoranda Book (S. B. Foster’)
1845-1846
Notes on sundry dealings with named concerns, prices of cloths and yarns often being given. Notes on various calculations concerning the dimensions of cloths. Wage costs in the production of specified...
IV. MEMORANDA BOOKS. 1842-1858
1842-1858
60. Memoranda Book (6S. B. Foster’). March 1842-April 1843. Notes about appointments, receipts, orders, and purchases, naming various concerns involved. Quantities, descriptions, and prices of yarns...
File of miscellaneous papers and statistical records.
1835-1950
Includes leaflets and press cuttings about the trade through the period. Leaflets on Parish Church of Queensbury, 1845-1945. Catalogue of Library of Black Dyke Mills Literary and Scientific Institute,...
VI. WAGE BOOKS. 1820's-1881
c.1820-1881
97. Sorters’ Reckoning Book. Early nineteenth century. ‘Ready Reckoner’ giving amounts of pay for sorting various weights at different rates of pay. 98. Spinners’ Wages Book. Aug. 1828-Jan....
VIII. COST AND PRICE BOOKS. 1838-1873
c.1838-1873
113. ‘Prices of Yarn Cost No. a\ March 1838 - Feb. 1839. Details of wool and yarn purchases from named suppliers. Various types are given with their costs. Lincs., Lancs., Yorks., Staffs., Leiceste...
III. STOCK BOOKS. 1830-1890
c.1830-1890
10. Stock Book, etc. 1834. 1830-4. Marked John Foster. Includes 1830-2 account of John Foster with George Oxley (yarn supplier) giving details of twist and warp purchases with prices paid. Also a ‘...
XV. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 1824-1923
c.1824-1923
282. ‘Jno. and Geo. Thackrey’ Debt Book. 1824-30. Record of debts owing to Thackreys ‘supposed good’, ‘doubtful’, and ‘bad’. Debtors are named and on the credit side are dates and...