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A photographic print of Industry, Household Goods, Carpets, Lino, Sweepers

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A photographic print from the Daily Herald Archive folder: Industry » Household Goods » Carpets, Lino, Sweepers, etc.

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  • Title: A photographic print of Industry, Household Goods, Carpets, Lino, Sweepers
  • Date Created: 1937-09-17
  • Transcript:
    REVIVAL OF AXMINSTER CARPET TRADE. A boom in the carpet trade is giving impetus to the revival of the industry at Axminster, and a factory completed only three months ago is to be extended immediately. Photo shows - A "Creeler" working between his creels. His job is to watch the bobbings feeding the machines and see they do not run out. He has nearly 12,000 bobbins to watch. Fox September 17th. 1937.
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  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Fox Photos Ltd.
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