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The Hand-Made Nail Industry of Birmingham and the Midlands

Penny, E John

1964

A dissertation focussing on the nail making industry of Birmingham and the Midlands. Its five chapters cover the early history of the industry (mineral deposits and early iron industry, slitting mills...

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Sound Recording, Birmingham

Penny, E John

8 June 1963

Fred Hobbis, recorded in Northfield, talks about Northfield nailmakers (nailers); collection and delivery of nails; nailers' working hours; nail-making process and types of nail made; nail-making equi...

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Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire

Chamberlain, John S

July/August 1961

Herbert Sykes of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore - rainbows, moon (and associated rhymes), wind direction, horses' behaviour/crows' behaviour (nesting) as signs of weather; Mrs. Sykes relates say...

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Dales Crafts and Craftsmen

Walton, James

[1930s-1940s]

Articles written by James Walton on the craftsmen of the Yorkshire Dales, for the series 'Dales Crafts and Craftsmen' in 'The Yorkshire Dalesman', extracted and pasted into a hard-backed scrapbook. Th...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Layzell of Branscombe, recorded whilst he works in his blacksmith's smithy [machinery noise throughout]; relates the history of the building; working as a smith since 1911; father a smith in the s...

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Sound Recording, County Durham

Upton, Clive S; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

5 June 1974

[Announcement: Clive Upton]; Herbert Hodgson, recorded at home in Bishop Middleham; discusses with Harold Orton playing football for Bowburn ; attending Byers Green school from the age of five; discus...

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