On the manufacture of ropes, twines, and threads made from flax, hemp, jute, manila, and sisal at Fairbairn, Lawson, Combe Barbour, Hope Foundry, Leeds
The working notebooks of Albert Edward Leak of Lille and Leeds
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 26
- Dates of Creation1914-1931
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- Language of MaterialEnglish French
- Physical Description9 vols: 4 loose leaf, 5 stitched
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Administrative / Biographical History
Albert Edward Leak spent his life working in the textile industry, principally in rope manufacture and associated fields. He lived in Leeds, but spent some time working in Lille. His daughter, Dorothy Mary Leak became a sub-librarian at the Brotherton Library in the University of Leeds
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The gift of Miss D.M. Leak, the compiler's daughter
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In English and French
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