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Mulespinning at Masson Mill
Mulespinning at Masson Mill

This pair of mules was used for the spinning of cotton condenser yarns from cotton comber waste – a by-product of the spinning of fine cotton yarns. They worked at Field Mill in Ramsbottom, Lancahsire until 1988 and were the last working mules in the cotton industry anywhere in the world.

They were built by Asa Lees and Co. of Oldham, Lancashire in 1907 and were installed second-hand at Field Mill in around 1915. Work is still in progress to restore both mules in the pair.