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HRS 1274 Bury, Wikes Woollen Mill, Raising on a gig-mill

Once the woollen cloth had been woven and tentered the knap of the cloth was raised by running it against teasels on the raising frame. 1979
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Keywords:bury, carding-engines, finishing, gig-mill, lancashire, looms, mills, paper-making, raising, teasels, tenter-frames, tentering, textile industry, weaving, wike's mill, women, woollens
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