michael sam wild Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) In following up some research into Lees Kershaw who played for Royton Moris (clogs) in the early 1920s aged 60 I found this reference to a James Kershaw of Hollinswood near Oldham a 'reed maker' who was a subscriber tto a Chartist land company. Has anyone any idea of what kind of reed? cane or steel or brass, and what instruments? Or could it be an industrial part? http://www.chartists...on-landsubs.htm Edited December 6, 2010 by michael sam wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindizzy Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) From the area (cotton mills) and some of the other occupations (ie many spinners, weavers and a loomer, mangler, bobbin turner) it's possible that he made the reeds for looms (loom reeds are frames of vertical pieces of metal to evenly space the warp threads). Thsi would have been a fairly specialised work and I don't know if this would have been a full time occupation even in a place where weaving was a dominant industry. Chris What a great list - I'm going to post it to one of the weavers forums! Edited December 6, 2010 by spindizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Thanks Chris that's really useful info. I love the fact that working people were so organized and active in self help .. The alternatives were so crap we may learn from them again! Our 'Big Society' not Cameron's though. Having said which the old capitalists did provide jobs, it was just that they held the levers, though tere wre some real philanthropists too Edited December 6, 2010 by michael sam wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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