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museums16
metal trade13
fishing12
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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).

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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).

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Needler's Cottage

Hawley, Elizabeth K

[1961-1962]

View of the front of a needler's cottage near the town centre in Redditch (Worcestershire).

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Needlers' Cottages

Hawley, Elizabeth K

[1961-1962]

View of a row of needlers' cottages at Coughton (Warwickshire).

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Redditch Forge Mill
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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.

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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.

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Bending Machine
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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.

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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.

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Bending Machine
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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.

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Barrelling (Fishhooks)
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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.

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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.

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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.

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