The Textile History of Whitby 1700-1914 Apr. 2015 | Page 2

CONTENTS

5 INTRODUCTION
6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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I. THE TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT OF WHITBY

9 From the Anglo-Saxons to the Sixteenth Century
13 Whitby in the Century before 1700
16 Whitby 1700-1914
17 - 1700-1780
18 - 1780-1840
22 - 1840-1914
30 Different Social Classes – Different Conditions
40 The Selling of Textiles – from Market to Department Store
44 Whitby Museum 1823-1914 – Collections of Textile-Related Objects
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II. TEXTILE OCCUPATIONS AND TRADES FROM 1700 TO 1914

54 Textile Occupations and Trades from a Wider Perspective
70 Unusual Textile Occupations and Trades in Whitby
80 The Everyday Life of the Textile Workers
88 The Significant Apprenticeship Period
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III. ADVERTISING OF CLOTHES AND TEXTILE MATERIALS IN THE WHITBY GAZETTE

97 Introduction
100 Clothes, Fabrics and Textiles for Interior Decoration
100 -1855-1869
103 -1870-1889
111 -1890-1914
116 Advertisers Looking for Labour
117 -1855-1869
117 -1870-1889
118 -1890-1914

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