Lister and Co
Lister and Co of Manningham Mills, Bradford.
See also: Lister and Co (Knitting Wools).
1815 Samuel Cunliffe Lister was born in Calverley Old Hall, Bradford. He played a key role in the development of Bradford's wool industry during the industrial revolution. The textile industry transformed Bradford from a small rural town into a rich and famous city.
1838 Samuel Cunliffe Lister, and his elder brother John Cunliffe Lister, started as worsted spinners and manufacturers in a new mill which their father built for them at Manningham, Bradford. Lister's Mill (also known as Manningham Mills), and its owner, became particularly well known in the district. In 1838 the mill was opened and business began under the name J. and S. C. Lister.[1]
1840 Samuel's older brother William Lister died. John Lister became his father's heir and at the same time retired from the business leaving Samuel to carry on on his own account. [2]
From 1844 Samuel Lister was granted over a hundred patents connected with preparation and weaving of cloth.
1850 Henry Rawson, George Edmund Donisthorpe, and Samuel Cunliffe Lister, petitioned for an extension of the term of the letters patent granted to James Noble the elder, on the 29th day of March 1836, for his invention of "Certain improvements in the combing of wool and other fibrous substances," for England, Wales, and Berwick-upon-Tweed[3]
1851 Lister invented the "Lister Nip Comb" which separated and straightened raw wool, something that has to be done before it can be spun into yarn, and in the nineteenth century it was a hot, dirty and tiring job. By inventing the "Nip Comb", Lister revolutionised the industry.
1852 Patent to Samuel Cunliffe Lister, of Manningham, in the county of York, Manufacturer, and
James Warburton, of Addingham, in the same county, Worsted Spinner, for the invention of
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1914 Silk Spinners and Manufacturers, Manningham Mills, Bradford. Established in 1839 by Samuel Cunliffe Lister and John Cunliffe Lister. Incorporated R,s Limited. Company in 1889, Directors: Lord Masham (Chairman), J. Reixach and W. Watson (Managing Directors), H. Copperthwaite, Col. G. J. J. Hoffmann, Robt. Lord. Branches: Addingham, Yorkshire; Attleboro', near Nuneaton. Staff: Over 6,000. Specialities: Sewing, Knitting, and Embroidery Silks, Spun Silk Yarn, Fancy Silk Dress Goods, Tapestries; Pile Fabrics in Silk, Worsted, and Mohair, for Dress, Millinery, and Upholstery purposes, including Imitation Skins of every description. Patents: Wool-combing, Silk-combing and Dressing, and Velvet Weaving Machinery, &c.
WWII: Listers produced 1,330 miles (2,140 km) of real parachute silk, 284 miles (457 km) of flame-proof wool, 50 miles (80 km) of khaki battledress and 4,430 miles (7,130 km) of parachute cord. Also made Resilitex which was used for making dummy tanks and other camouflaged objects.
1965 Acquired Mutual Mills, Heywood.
2000 Manningham Mills were purchased by property developers whose vision was to renovate the existing larger buildings and build striking new structures. Apartments, workplaces, shops and public spaces would once more bring Listers to life.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1906/02/09
- ↑ The Engineer 1906/02/09
- ↑ The London Gazette 12 February 1850