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<p>View of Colom street and the façade of Can Marfà Knit Fabric - Mataró Museum. Photo by Romuald Gallofré.</p>

01. Wellcome to Can Marfà

<p>Technician adjusting a circular knitting machine. Photo by Jaume Vilaseca Foundation.</p>

02. Jaume, the doorman

<p>Fibre containers,1900-1930. Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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03. Memories of a firefighter

<p>Knitting machine, first half of the 20th century. Machinery for knit fabric, S.A. (Olot). Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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04. Advices from a mechanic

<p>Cutter, 1950. Géneros de Punto Agustí, S.L. (Mataró). Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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05. Maria, a engaged cutter

<p>Knitwear export book, 1889. Sobrino de Antonio Regàs Factory (Mataró). Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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06. Joan Rovira, travelling salesman

<p>Set of circular looms, 1930. Tallers J. Roure (Mataró). Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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07. Gaietà Marfà: from artisan to industrial entrepreneur

<p>Set of furniture, 1880. Josep Arenas Factory. Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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08. Antoni Marfà, the first heir

<p>Sewing stand, first half of the 20th century. Commercialised by the subsidiary of the Wertheim company in Barcelona, called La Rápida S.A. Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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09. Carme and the parties

<p>Workers from the fabrics section, 1910. Hijos de Antonio Escubós Yarn and Fabric Factory (Mataró). Archive of images from the Jaume Vilaseca Foundation.</p>

10. Childhood memories

<p>Electric spooler, 1940. Construcciones Mecanicas Lloret. Musée de Mataró. Can Marfà Gènere de Punt.</p>

11. Complaints of a worker in autarky time

<p>Circular loom to manufacture socks, 1965. Albo, S.A. (Mataró). Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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12. History of a Murcian worker

<p>Textile sector demonstration in Mataró, 1978. Enric Quintana, Mataró Municipal Archive / Quintana Fund.</p>

13. An outraged worker

<p>Outfit with running shirt and shorts, Wong Sport Collection. Vilaseca S.A. (Mataró). Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter. Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric.</p>

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14. A sector with a future

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