Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Gaythorn Dye Works

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of Gaythorn, Manchester

1842 Advertisement: 'To Fustian Dyers and Others. By Mr. JAMES LEECH, on Wednesday, the 6th July, at the Gaythorn Dye Works; sale to commence at eleven o'clock precisely: THE Whole of the DYING UTENSILS, DRUGS, and DRYSALTERIES, comprising new drying, stiffening, breaking, and brushing machines, by the first machinists, and of most approved description; large wood cisterns, scalding seives, tubs, winces, large wood spouts, and all the minor articles, complete; likewise two, three, and four-inch iron and lead pipes, with corresponding brass taps, all new. The drugs and drysalteries consist of ashes, alum, annatto, bleaching powder, copperas, sulphate of copper, fustic, logwood, peach wood, and shumac. Also a powerful van horse, a new set of geers, &c, two caravans, one box cart, wheelbarrows, new and old timber, new dressing irons, fire irons, and all the requisites necessary and useful in the trade. On view the 2nd, 4th, and 5th July, and on the morning of sale.—Every information may be had on application to the Auctioneer, 13, Chapel Walks.'[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 2nd July 1842