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The Great Wool-Floor at the London Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
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The Great Wool-Floor at the London Docks, 1850. The vastly increasing importance of the Colonial wool trade...has induced the directors of the London Dock Company to enlarge...the warehouse...and to provide therein long ranges of glass roofing...for the advantageous inspection of wool...'. View of...the convenient adaptation of the floors for stowing and shewing wool. The public sales of wool...are attended by dealers and manufacturers from Yorkshire [and] buyers from the Continent. Every bale...is inspected by drawing out a portion of wool, which, after examination, is thrown on the floor; which to a stranger has a most extraordinary appearance, so much lying on the gangways, that the parties inspecting it frequently walk knee deep in loose wool. These operations give employment to 200 men, exclusive of clerks and foremen'. The value of annual wool importation was £2, 000, 000. From "Illustrated London News", 1850
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The Great Wool-Floor at the London Docks, 1850: A Spectacle of Textile Trade This evocative image captures the bustling scene of The Great Wool-Floor at the London Docks in 1850. The vastly increasing importance of the Colonial wool trade had induced the directors of the London Dock Company to enlarge their warehouse facilities and provide long ranges of glass roofing for the advantageous inspection of wool. The image reveals the convenient adaptation of the floors for stowing and showing wool. The public sales of wool, attended by dealers and manufacturers from Yorkshire and buyers from the Continent, are in full swing. Every bale is inspected by drawing out a portion of wool, which, after examination, is thrown on the floor. The scene to a stranger has a most extraordinary appearance, with so much wool lying on the gangways that the parties inspecting it frequently walk knee-deep in loose wool. The operations give employment to 200 men, exclusive of clerks and foremen. The annual wool importation was valued at £2,000,000, making this a significant hub of industrial activity during the Victorian era. The textile industry was a major contributor to Britain's economic growth, and this image offers a glimpse into the inner workings of this thriving sector. The men in the image, dressed in typical working attire, are engrossed in their tasks, with some weighing the wool on scales and others inspecting it closely. The atmosphere is one of focused industry and efficiency, as the men go about their work with purpose and determination. This engraving, from the Illustrated London News, offers a fascinating insight into the textile trade during the 19th century, a time when Britain was at the forefront of the global wool industry.
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