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Pointing Stone
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
19th century pointing stone (probably for sharpening needles), used in a rockery in a garden at Redditch (Worcestershire).
Pointing Stone
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Fragments of a 19th century pointing stone (probably for sharpening needles), used in a rockery in a garden at Redditch (Worcestershire).
Needler's Cottage
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View of the front of a needler's cottage near the town centre in Redditch (Worcestershire).
Needlers' Cottages
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View of a row of needlers' cottages at Coughton (Warwickshire).
Redditch Forge Mill
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Buildings at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View from above of a bending machine, used for shaping fish hooks, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Side view of a bending machine, used for shaping fish hooks, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View from above of barbed wire placed against the mould of a bending machine, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View from above of barbed wire being bent against the mould of a bending machine, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Barrelling (Fishhooks)
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Fishhooks being barrelled as part of the scouring process, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Japanning Equipment
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Japanning equipment, used in the process of finishing fishhooks, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Fishhooks
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
A pile of fishhooks ready to be counted down, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.