£720
Local Interest. The Particulars of the New Machine or Silk Mills for Working Italian Oragniz'd Silk/Erected at Derby by Mr Thomas and John Lombe: as in the following Scheme, verso docketed: Description of the Silk-Mills at Derby by Sir Tho: Perkyns, s.l., n.d. [c. 1721-32], [2]ff of MS, inscribed recto only, the manuscript tabulates the effects of the water wheel, the number of persons employed, the yards of silk worked in 24 hours, etc., the two sheets 30.6 x 51cm, etc
Provenance: the Earls of Hardwicke, their manuscript collections purple ink stamp.
The Silk Mill sheets of MS archive preserved following former damp damage.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
25.8% inc VAT*
