Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

John Rollason

From Graces Guide

of Derby

1786 Advert: 'To be SOLD by AUCTION, By THOMAS KIRK, At the Factory of John Rollason, in St. Peter's Parish, Derby,
ALL that well got up Cotton Machinery, consisting of two Spinning Machines, Drum, and Roving Frame ; Set of Finishing Cards; Set of Breaker Cards; exceeding neat Engine Lathe, Fluting Engine, and Several other Lathes, Machinery, &c. belonging the Cotton Manufactory.— The Sale to begin on Monday next, at ten o'Clock. N. B. A Quantity of COTTON YARN to be disposed of.'[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Derby Mercury, 5 October 1786