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Originally Posted by Atarah

Am showing my ignorance here. What on earth were Reed and Heald makers? The building on the corner of South Street and Bishop Street (now turned into a house) was started about 1880 by J and H Smith, SHUTTLE, HEALD AND REED MAKERS. I just havent a clue - I imagine something to do with weaving?

These are Healds. modern ones, the ones you are on about were mounted vertically in a frame that ran the width of the loom and moved the warp threads up and down for the shuttle to go between the warp threads with the weft tread, there were two per loom, more on a jaquard loom.
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