Muscle Man, Dixon's Bobbin Mill, Steeton
- Made:
- 1987 in West Yorkshire
- photographer:
- Ian Beesley
Gelatine silver print entitled 'Muscle Man, Dixon's Bobbin Mill, Steeton' by Ian Beesley. Produced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'. 1985-1987'.
This photograph shows snapshots of a muscle man posing in swimming briefs pinned to a wall.
From the 1840s John Dixon and Son produced wooden bobbins and cardboard tubes for wool, cotton, and silk cloth production. They were the last traditional bobbin makers in Yorkshire until they closed in 1983.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 2026-2/54
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 485 mm x 385 mm
- type:
- silver gelatin print
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
