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Dye Shade Tiles

Weaving the Web

You could not be colour blind if you worked in the Mill but to work in the dye department you had to further pass this dye tile test. All the coloured tiles are slightly different shades graded from one end to the other and had to be placed in the correct order. You were allowed to get 2 wrong!

Dimensions:

Length: 510mm
Width: 45mm
Height: 30mm
Materials: Plastic

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