Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939
(1987)
Thesis
Holden, G. Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939. (Thesis). University of Salford
Lancashire's textile machinery industry developed with the mechanisation of its cotton industry, and by 1914 was the leading branch of mechanical engineering in Britain. Throughout this industry's history its artisans retained characteristics of resp... Read More about Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939.