F.W. Grafton and Company of Broad Oak Printworks, Accrington, (formerly Fort, Taylor and Bury, then Hargreaves, Dugdale and Co.), calico printers.
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This firm benefitted from the management and scientific expertise of John Emmanuel Lightfoot, his brother Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas' son John. The dye, aniline black, was discovered by John Lightfoot. Broad Oak Printworks was also the site for experiments by John Mercer, works chemist and later partner at Oakenshaw Printworks, whose 'mercerisation' process improved the finish of cotton fibre.
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Title:
F.W. Grafton and Company of Broad Oak Printworks, Accrington, (formerly Fort, Taylor and Bury, then Hargreaves, Dugdale and Co.), calico printers.
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GB127.M75/9/5
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Series from Fonds: Calico Printers' Association (GB127.M75)
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Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Record number:
7260139