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| Photo Archive | Bone Heap at John Knight’s soap works |
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| Bone Heap at John
Knight’s soap works Soap-making involves combining animal or vegetable fats lor oils with potassium or sodium hydroxide. At John Knight’s soapworks in Silvertown, animal carcasses were rendered down to provide one of the raw materials. |
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Newham Culture and Community Newham Museum Service |
Tom
McAllister Last updated 17 February 2003 |
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