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	Type	Name	Price	Modified	Rating	Channel
		Drawing of women Silk workers Parts of the circular throwing machines in the Lombe mill may have inspired later cotton spinning...		2009
		Photo of Silk Mill Pub Mural The Silk Mill ‘Lockout’ is portrayed in a mural on the side of The Old Silk Mill pub.<br /><br />		2009
		Trade Union March The Silk Mill ‘Lockout’ is still celebrated as an early example of British union activity, with a...		2009
		Diagram of Throwing Machine The Derby Throwing machines closely followed the pattern of Italian machines sketched by John Lom...		2009
		Fire at Derby Silk Mill 1910 In December 1910 a fire gutted almost the entire mill. Starting at night in the Sowter corn mill ...		2009
		Flood at Derby Silk Mill November 2000 Both earlier in its history and more recently, the Silk Mill has been a victim of flood water fro...		2009
		Painting of Derby Silk Mill 1785 The Derby Silk Mill of the 1720s set the pattern for factories elsewhere – the first silk mills i...		2009
		Photo of John Lombe plaque John Lombe is said to be one of the first industrial spies, stealing the secrets of Italian silk ...		2009
		Painting of Derby Silk Mill The Derby Silk Mill was probably the first factory in England, if not the world. The word ‘mill’ ...		2009
		Sketch of Silk Mill The water wheel and drive shaft technology in the Lombe silk mill was impressive in scale, but re...		2009