Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......10.

Final shots from the mill today.

Boilerhouse chimney.

 

Part of the mill original wooden flooring.

 

Workers clocked on and off here.

 

Spindles.

 

Another section of mill flooring.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......9.

Mills were always built in locations where there was a massive supply of water.

 

Boiler house.

 

Possibly use to dye fibres.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......8.

A mass of bobbins wired to the ceiling.

Wool ready for preparing.

Combing machine.

 

Winder.

 

Cans being emptied. These had to be moved about the mill, not the best job, the expression "carrying the can" came from this activity.

 

Once part of the sluice gate control for the main waterwheel.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......7.

 Punch card controlled loom.

Close up.

 

Auto loom.

Punch card programer.

Close up of a punch card from 1949.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......6.

Sock maker, clever machine.

 

Part of the loom.

 

Drum of threads.

 

An example of how dusty the environment was, hence the gas mask maybe.

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Colourful threads.

 

Skeins.

 

Linker.

 

Range of colours.

 

 Bobbins ready for winding.

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Another complex machine.

 

Gas mask, possibly for use against all the dust.

 

Small sewing machine.

 

Colourful threads.

 

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"Only weavers knots shall be tied in this department".

Between machines.

Pink thread.

Jane studying another complicated machine.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire......2.

A selection of laces.

 

Loom shuttles for sale.

 

Souvenirs for sale.

 

Original mill bell, cast in 1785.

 

Fire buckets.

Masson mill, Matlock, Derbyshire.

Mill signage.

 

An unusual "clocking in" machine.

An old loom, now kept under glass.

 

Bobbins for sale.

 

Polyester and cotton threads.