Historical information

Photographs most likely used for promotional purposes. The photographs are of a yarn spinning machine used to place yarn onto bobbins. The machine was made by Hearl Heaton and Sons Ltd, founded in 1809. The company played an important part in Britain’s Industrial Revolution, providing bobbins to the textile mills across the North of England.

Physical description

Four black and white photographs of a yarn spinning machine. The first two photos show the machine in the lower floor of the building and the last two are on the upper floor. The are connected by the two chains working the machine.

Inscriptions & markings

8053.1 - Front right edge - Hearl Heaton & Sons Ltd Crown Steel Works, Liversedge.

8053.2 - Rear middle - No.1
Hearl Heaton & Sons Ltd Crown Steel Works, Liversedge.

8053.3 - Front top edge - Hearl Heaton & Sons Ltd Crown Steel Works, Liversedge.

8053.4 - No. 2
Hearl Heaton & Sons Ltd Crown Steel Works, Liversedge.