Bleaching Collection

Bleaching Linen - Republic of Ireland Date: 1907

Man bleaching cotton on a bleachfield
Man bleaching cotton by pouring a bucket of chlorine on fabric on a bleachfield. A worker brings rolls of cloth in a wheelbarrow

Charles Tennants St. Rollox Chemical Works
St. Rollox Chemical Works in Glasgow, making dry bleaching powder which was sold world wide and grew to be the worlds largest chemical Works

Advert for Madame P. Rowleys Toilet Mask 1895
Natural beautifier for bleaching and preserving the skin and removing complexional imperfections

A bleaching liquor cave, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Linen manufacture, Bleaching liquor cave Date: late 19th century

Bleaching yarn on grass, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Linen manufacture, Yarn bleaching on grass Date: late 19th century

Bleaching, linen production, Victorian period

Linen manufacture, Bleaching house

Trades in Regency Ireland: bleaching, Irish cabin and salmon leap

Boiling pans and wringers for bleaching cloth, 18th century

Bleaching cotton
Using wash-wheels for dyeing and bleaching cotton Date: 1830s

INDIGO CULTIVATION 1871
A montage of engravings illustrating the cultivation of indigo. Date: 1871

BLEACHING LINEN CLOTH by spreading it out in the sunlight in fields near the factory which can be seen in the distance Date: circa 1870

Linen Bleaching, Passing Through the Blueing Frame - a barefoot worker is operating between two roller machines in the spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Rub Boards - a view in the spinning mill of a man operating a machine to rub the linen after bleaching. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Calendering - closer in view of above but no operator or linen going through the machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling Linen - an interior view of a man in the spinning mill operating a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Patent Beetling Machine - an interior view in a spinning mill of a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling - an interior view of two men in the spinning mill with a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame for Hem Stitched Finish
Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame forHem Stitched Finish - a view in the spinning mill of two women feeding linen onto a conveyor belt. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Continuous Bleaching Linen By the Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the chemical bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching By Continuous Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Washing Mills - an interior view in a spinning mill of the washing process for linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Damping and Blueing - an interior view in the spinning mill of a man and woman operating a machine for the further bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Dipping Linen, in the Process of Bleaching - an interior view in a spinning mill of men dipping linen into troughs. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Boiling Vats for Linen in the Bleaching Process
Boiling Vats forLinen in the Bleaching Process - an interior view showing vats and steam in a spinning mill, in the linen process. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Bleaching Ground at Monteiths Dye Works, Glasgow
The bleaching ground at Monteiths Dye Works, Glasgow. Long lengths of cloth are being laid out on the ground. Date: 1843

Borax
A romantically styled ad for Borax antiseptic from 1885. Borax was used for a wide variety of household jobs being effective as an anti-bacterial, cleaning, fungicidal and bleaching agent

Dye / Aniline Blue
The manufacture of aniline blue dye

Drying Muslins
Muslins in the Drying Room after bleaching

Dye / Aniline Red
The manufacture of aniline red dye

Dye / Methyaniline Violet
The manufacture of methyaniline violet dye

Glasgow Bleaching Ground
Women working outside in the bleaching ground of the Barrowfield (Montheith s) dye- works, Glasgow

Linen, East Indies
A linen factory in the Dutch East Indies - the bleaching ground

The Bleacher 1827
Bleaching linen by laying it out in fields exposed to sunlight and pouring bleach over it

Industry / Dyeing / Mrs Dip
Mrs Dip the Dyers Wife, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Industry / Dyeing / Mstr Dip
Master Dip the Dyers Son, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Industry / Dyeing / Mr Dip
Mr Dip the Dyer, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped