
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 29cm x 22cm
Description
Close up of the roller, or cylinder, printer at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, patented by Thomas Bell in 1783. The pattern was engraved on a copper cylinder and the cloth printed as it passed between the engraved cylinder and another roller.
Image Details
Property Name
Styal Estate
NTPL Ref. No.
143294
Region
North West
©NTPL/Ian Shaw