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The Domestic Sewing Needle: An Enquiry into the Vocabulary and Folklore Associated with its Manufacturing Processes
Hawley, Elizabeth K
1962
A dissertation in four parts, based on fieldwork carried out in Redditch and Studley. The first part provides a general history of needle-making and a history of the trade in the Redditch area. Part T...
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.
Wheel
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Large wheel, part of an unidentified piece of machinery at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
The Making of a Cricket Bat
Moss, W N
1966
A dissertation which gives an account of the way a cricket bat is made, an outline of the development of the cricket bat and a comparison of past and present methods used in making a bat. Fieldwork wa...
Sound Recording, Ayrshire
Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy
December 1973
James McCrindle, recorded at home in Ayr, talks about his career as a fisherman; the type of fish caught; fishing grounds; starting in 1923; describes a fishing boat, sailing as a schoolboy, the crew,...
Wood-Turning in the West Pennines
Earnshaw, David R
1966
A dissertation covering the development of three Lancashire family and village trades on the edge of the West Pennines. The three wood-turning firms studied are H. J. Berry and Sons Limited of Chippin...
The Worst Printer Ever. A Study of the Brereton Broadside Ballads Contained in W10 of the Bigger Collection, held by the Central Reference Library, Belfast
Neilands, Colin W
1983
M.A. study of a collection of sixty-six ballads collected by F. J. Bigger, forming part of the F. J. Bigger Collection at Belfast Central Reference Library. Fifty-five of these were printed by Peter B...