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Thumb Plough shear Plough shear. Found on cobbled frontage of mill. Unknown findmellor millplough shear
Thumb Pulley wheel Pulley wheel. Possibly from secondary drive shaft, or another machine. Found in rear staircase of mill. Unknown findmellor millpulley wheel
Thumb Leather boot leather brogue boot. Found in rear staircase of mill Unknown findmellor millboot
Thumb Large roller from spinning machine Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft. Unknown findmellor millspinning machine roller
Thumb Small roller from spinning machine Small roller from spinning machine. Part of drive shaft. Unknown mellor millspinning machine rollerfind
Thumb Section of fire bar Section of fire bar from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store. Unknown boiler housefindmellor millfire bar
Thumb Small section of steam engine Small section of steam engine. Found in engine house. Unknown findmellor millengine housesteam engine
Thumb Section of lime plaster cornicing Section of lime plaster cornice from Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgefindcornice
Thumb Green and blue lily pattern glazed tile Green and blue lily patterned tile. Minton. Found in Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgemintonfindceramic tile
Thumb Broken tile with cream and brown pattern Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgefindceramic tile
Thumb Pocket watch Pocket watch found in north spiral staircase at Mellor Mill Unknown mellor millfindpocket watch
Thumb Pinch neck bottle Pinch neck bottle with marble. Found in Mellor Lodge. Probable date 1800s. Marble mechanism helped to preserve carbonation of bottle contents. From 31 Dec 1799 to 1 Jan 1810 findmellor lodgebottle
Thumb Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor Unknown spindleceramic bearingsmellor millfind
Thumb Grassing machine burner Grassing machine burner. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 1860 onwards. After 1 Jan 1860 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb Distorted grassing machine burner Grassing machine burner, possibly distorted in fire. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 186... After 1 Jan 1860 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb Cog Ring spinner Unknown findmellor millcogring spinner
Thumb Three fliers from spinning machines Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop. Unknown findmellor millfliers
Thumb Glass thread guides Two glass thread guides - for spun thread to roll over. Glass could withstand heat of machine. One thread guide has been distorted by the heat of t... Unknown firefindmellor millglass thread guide
Thumb Bone billiard ball Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge. From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861 findmellor lodgebilliard ball
Thumb Small clog heel Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor millsmall clog wheel
Thumb Large clog heel Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor milllarge clog heel
Thumb Door handle Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge Unknown mellor lodgefinddoor handle
Thumb Mellor coal Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines. Unknown mellor millcoalfind
Thumb Helical gear wheel split into two Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts. Unknown spinning machinefindmellor millhelical gear wheel
Thumb Washer Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive. Unknown enginefindmellor millwasher
Thumb Bolt Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Unknown boltfindmellor meill
Thumb Cog from spinning machine (top down view) Cog from spinning machine - top down view Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Cog from spinning machine Cog from spinning machine, slightly angled. Probably from later in history Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Ring spinner cog - top down view Ring spinner cog. From later in history Unknown findmellor millring spinner cog
Thumb Ring spinner cog Ring spinner cog Unknown findmellor millring spinner cog