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Description: | Working life includes themes such as water supply (wooden water main from Nantwich), the local mineral and chemical industry (including a Roman salt pan, flagons and bottles), local engineering including Long case Nantwich clocks, steam engine, weighing machine and tin making tools. Items from the footwear and clothing industries also feature such as shoe lasts and examples of shoes and boots made locally. Timber & wooden furniture manufacture includes tools and there are also shop and office fittings such as adding machines and wall signs. Photographic processing, retail distribution (packaging etc) and general commerce is also represented in the collection including Mrs Saint's Collection from Rhodes, Nantwich toyshop. | Subjects: | Science & Industry | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Pillory Street
Nantwich,
CW5 5BQ | Telephone: | 01270 627 104 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:1629 | Go to resource |
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