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Actions	Collection of sales leaflets, booklets, photographs and weaving samples Remove from selection Add to selection TitleCollection of sales leaflets, booklets, photographs and weaving samples ReferenceYA1996.1736 CreatorDevoge & Co. Ltd Was at one time one of the oldest makers of the Jacquard loom, in United Kingdom. At a meeting of creditors it became necessary to put the company into liquidation. Garth Dawson Studio The Garth Dawson Studio is a photography business based in Accrington, Lancashire. Founded in 1949 as Garth Dawson & Co, photographers and photo dealers, the company was initially based in a wooden hut on Church Street, Oswaldtwistle, before moving to Infant Street and then in 1967 to Bridge Street. Founder Garth Dawson worked at the Accrington Observer as a freelance photographer for more than 30 years and was known for his photographs of the local area. Upon his retirement in 1992, Reg Whittam took over the business. Whittam had joined the business in 1984, working alongside Dawson. Date 20th century Scope and ContentCollection relating to production and sale of Jacquard machines made by Devoge & Co Ltd consisting of trade literature, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. Extent1 folder Physical descriptionFair LanguageEnglish Archival historyArchive donated by B. Melia, provenance unknown Levelfonds Repository nameScience and Industry Museum Associated people and organisationsDevoge & Co. Ltd Was at one time one of the oldest makers of the Jacquard loom, in United Kingdom. At a meeting of creditors it became necessary to put the company into liquidation. SubjectCotton industry, Textile machinery Conditions governing accessOpen access. Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Related object Photograph Albums Showing Textile Workers in the Workplace Hierarchy browser YA1996.1736 Collection of sales leaflets, booklets, photographs and weaving samples 20th century fonds contains 14 parts

TitleCollection of sales leaflets, booklets, photographs and weaving samples

ReferenceYA1996.1736

CreatorDevoge & Co. Ltd
Garth Dawson Studio

Date

20th century

Scope and ContentCollection relating to production and sale of Jacquard machines made by Devoge & Co Ltd consisting of trade literature, correspondence, photographs and ephemera.

Extent1 folder

Physical descriptionFair

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyArchive donated by B. Melia, provenance unknown

Levelfonds

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisationsDevoge & Co. Ltd

SubjectCotton industry, Textile machinery

Conditions governing accessOpen access.

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

Related object

Photograph Albums Showing Textile Workers in the Workplace