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1891 Directory (Bolton): Listed as bleachers. [[1891 Cotton Mills in Bolton|More details]] | 1891 Directory (Bolton): Listed as bleachers. [[1891 Cotton Mills in Bolton|More details]] | ||
1900 Acquired by the [[Bleachers Association]].<ref>The Times, July 23, 1900</ref> | |||
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of Bolton.
1851 Employing 140 men.[1]
Thomas Ridgway Bridson invented the widely-used 'stenter' textile machine. He also invented a rotatory beetling machine for finishing cloth. Illustrated and described in The Practical Machinist's Journal in 1856[2]
1891 Directory (Bolton): Listed as bleachers. More details
1900 Acquired by the Bleachers Association.[3]