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manufacturing industries7
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culture6
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fishing3
play3
community life2
english language - dialects2

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Hawley, Elizabeth K3
Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy1
Dodd, Mr1
Earnshaw, David R1
Geddes, John1
Ingram, Alec1
Mccrindle, James1
Moss, W N1
Neilands, Colin W1

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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...

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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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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.

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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