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Title: What does this say please?
Post by: Fitty on Sunday 24 October 04 13:30 BST (UK)

Cotton Warp ??

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Sunday 24 October 04 13:34 BST (UK)

Fitty

Having spent a lot of my earlier life in the Weaving Mills, I am familiar with Cotton Warpers - but as yet can not make out for certain that last word.

Can you please reproduce more of that page so that we can compare the letters with other words

Thanks

Chris in 1066Land

Looks a lot like 'Cotton Warp Docker'

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: legs11 on Sunday 24 October 04 13:37 BST (UK)

Hi Fitty,

I maybe wrong it looks more like

Cotton Masks ??? ??? The "W" looks more like a "M" to me.

legs11

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Welsh Jen on Sunday 24 October 04 13:49 BST (UK)

The last word looks like "Keeper" to me do you think the other words could be: Cotton winder? it does look like Warp, but thinking of old proffessional also

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Fitty on Sunday 24 October 04 13:52 BST (UK)

Does this give you a clue??

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Fitty on Sunday 24 October 04 13:54 BST (UK)

and also the address is it North Wing?

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: krisesjoint on Sunday 24 October 04 14:01 BST (UK)

Cotton Warp Drefser
Kris  ;)

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Gardener on Sunday 24 October 04 14:13 BST (UK)

Bang on Kris - only it is Dresser   (I know that because I transcribed a place name as Holy Crofs at least twice before the penny dropped! )

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Fitty on Sunday 24 October 04 14:32 BST (UK)

Thanks for that....Kris  ;D

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Sunday 24 October 04 14:36 BST (UK)

Hi All

I think you are right Kris

'Cotton Warp Dresser' with the old way of writing 'Drefser'

Chris in 1066Land

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: krisesjoint on Sunday 24 October 04 14:40 BST (UK)

Your welcome Fitty...funny isnt it u can sit at home and look at something all day and not work it out and then someone can place one on here and u just c it....Id been working on discs tonight not taking any notice of what was happening and came back to the boards saw a what does this say and pulled it up and I just saw it straight away no second thoughts. Always amazes me...Had to laugh at the old fs of course...lol
Kris  ;D

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: CarolynM on Sunday 24 October 04 21:12 BST (UK)

Fitty - on the address, yes it looks like North Wing.  I don't know how common a street name that it but we have one in Bradford.  I notice you have Leeds ancestors - is this extract from Bradford?

Title: Re: What does this say please?
Post by: Su on Sunday 24 October 04 21:34 BST (UK)

Fitty
John Wool Comber ..then (?)
Sarah Dresser Worsted Mill
William Cotton Warp Dresser
Emma Dresser Worsted Mill

Luv
Su xxx