An archive of Victorian sample books from a Cheshire textile mill will go under the hammer at Ryedale Auctioneers of North Yorkshire on July 22.
The 10-part leather-bound books relate to Sutton Mills in Macclesfield, owned by J&F Jackson Silk Manufacturers. All types of weaving techniques and design processes are recorded in the archive, as well as the fabrics used and information on weavers, patterns, design numbers, samples and hand-drawn pencil painted design sketches, dating to 1885.