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Two dye fastness tests exposed to sunlight in India

1905-1915

Mounted board of woollen fur/ladder samples dating from 1913 – 1934

1913-34

Mounted board of woollen fur/ladder samples dating from 1913 – 1934

1913-34

Mounted board of woollen fur/ladder samples dating from 1913 – 1934

1913-34

Mounted board of woollen fur/ladder samples dating from 1913 – 1934

1913-34

Mounted board of woollen fur/ladder samples dating from 1913 – 1934

1913-34

Experimental velvet samples made at Carlisle by Vaughan

1900

Morton Collection: Eighth bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

1927-30

Morton Collection: First bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

1927-30

Morton Collection: Fourth bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

1927-1930

Samples of hand-made Maltese Lace plus imitation lace samples made on a levers loom

Board of samples of Adhesive Bonded Chenille, No. 2

July-August 1934

Board of samples of Adhesive Bonded Chenille, No. 3

July-August 1934

Board of samples of Adhesive Bonded Chenille, No. 1

July-August 1934

“Round knitted fur” mounted board

1929-34

“Furs for carpets” – Caledon Loom Co. F.N.F., 1929-31

1929-34

Small box containing fan weft slackener and 2 circular reels of ladder chenille

September 1929

Loose package of fur ladder samples of varying colours and sizes

Nine dye fastness test cards with various exposures on the threads

1909

Assortment of dye fastness test cards

1906

Assortment of dye fastness test cards

Six dye fastness thread test cards. Part of the Morton Collection

1907

Three thread dye fastness test cards. Part of the Morton Collection

1912-1913

Miscellaneous letters regarding business matters between Alexander Morton and Company

1905

Sample booklet made in Germany exhibiting various types of lace and ribbon

Samples of narrow woven fabrics

Aug 1933

One hawk of dyed Scots tapestry wool

Fancy thread samples collected by James Morton

Letter and newspaper cuttings from J. E. Jesse to James Morton regarding artificial cotton

1928

Paper by Jim Jones (Chemist for Morton Sundour Fabrics)

1936

Selection of test cards and samples about fast woollen experiments

1909-1916

Correspondence and samples on cloth for Swiss Army via Yarrows

1912-1914

Numerous perspiration test cards

1915-1925

Folder - sample of Sundour wools on card, 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Sample of Sundour wool showing wash test

1912

Burberry advertisements. Part of the Morton Collection.

Sundour piece dying light fastness routine test cards

1909-1912

Fastness test cards

1916

Three sheets of wool piece dyeing samples

1912

Royal Society of Arts

Mounted board of velvet trial samples

1897-1917

Collection of papers, works programmes, prices etc. of Scottish Dyes Limited, 1921. Part of the Morton Collection.

Illustrated booklet reprinted from 'Chemistry and Industry', 'A Modern British Dye Factory', (Scottish Dyes Limited), 1925. Part of the Morton Collection.

Manuscript and Sources of 'History of Fast Colours in Britain', paper read by James Morton, 1928.

Folder of newspaper cuttings on Soledon Dyes, 1925. Part of the Morton Collection.

'Times' Trade Supplement, Coal Tar Products section, Articles by H.E. Armstrong mentioning Morton Sundour Fabrics, 1917. Part of the Morton Collection.

'Manchester Guardian' Supplement - 'The Organic Chemical Industry in England', 1917. Part of the Morton Collection.

Folder of general non-specific material on the dyestuffs industry. Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence with Whitcomb McGeachin and National Aniline and Chemical Company, USA, on US expansion and links, 1917-1919. Part of the Morton Collection.

Paper by Professor Green, 'The Renaissance of the British Dyestuffs Industry', and statistics for 1925 and 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.