9th Feb, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Costume, Accessories & Textiles

 
Lot 2006
 

2006

C A Rickards, Bell Busk Mill, Leeds Advertising Haberdashery Display Case, with chromolithograph to

C A Rickards, Bell Busk Mill, Leeds Advertising Haberdashery Display Case, with chromolithograph to the top enclosing four examples of fabrics, the lower half shows examples of raw silk and threads used at the mill, in a hinged glazed wall mounted case, 55cm by 48cm

Provenance
: Bell Busk Mill was built in 1794, was water powered producing cotton yarn initially, then moving onto silk weaving, this could be due to the cotton famine of the early 1860s. They produced silk threads for hand and machine sewing, buttonhole twists, knitting, embroidery and weaving silks. It is quite possible that James Pye brought back silk scraps from the mill for his wife to incorporate in her patchworks. Charles Rickards took over the mill ownership in 1862 and had sole ownership in 1897, trading as C A Rickards. Rickards was one of the founder companies of the English Sewing Cotton Company Ltd.

Sold for £700
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

Fasteners to each side near the bottom have both broken, needs repaired. Card slihtly warped and discoloured . Depth 5cm.

 


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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 9th Feb, 2019

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