by
Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive Trust, UK
The Milling and Grain Room at the Mills Archive was set up with the help of Perendale Publishers to house the Rex Wailes Collection, the most important mill collection of the 20th century. To explain more of the context to visitors, our archivist, Nathanael has created three interpretative panels.
Using images from the collection that we have so far come across, they show the life and times of Rex himself, some of the gems already uncovered, and an idea of the amount of work needed to care for and save some of the damaged items. Many of the drawings are in need of conservation. An appeal has been set up to help with the funding of this and I hope it will enable us to be able to repair the damaged drawings so as to be able to allow access to them.
For more information see https://millsarchive.org/appeals/rex
Rex's background as an engineer served him well in understanding the function of the many types of mills and their machinery which he visited and wrote up in great detail. As well as his own photographs, documents and drawings, he was given much by local people on his travels in the UK and the rest of the world.
Read more HERE.
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The Milling and Grain Room at the Mills Archive was set up with the help of Perendale Publishers to house the Rex Wailes Collection, the most important mill collection of the 20th century. To explain more of the context to visitors, our archivist, Nathanael has created three interpretative panels.
Using images from the collection that we have so far come across, they show the life and times of Rex himself, some of the gems already uncovered, and an idea of the amount of work needed to care for and save some of the damaged items. Many of the drawings are in need of conservation. An appeal has been set up to help with the funding of this and I hope it will enable us to be able to repair the damaged drawings so as to be able to allow access to them.
For more information see https://millsarchive.org/appeals/rex
Rex's background as an engineer served him well in understanding the function of the many types of mills and their machinery which he visited and wrote up in great detail. As well as his own photographs, documents and drawings, he was given much by local people on his travels in the UK and the rest of the world.
Read more HERE.
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