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Total number of records: 100

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SubjectCount
culture100
museums100
occupations97
implements, utensils etc56
buildings42
woodworking industries42
play41
material culture36
textile industry33
handicraft32

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Langhorne, Richard34
Hawley, Elizabeth K16
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)5
Brunk, Wille4
Price, Sarah M2
Assistant Manager of the Styal Estate1
Brears, Peter C D1
Dipon, Mrs E. A.1
Green, Tony1
Humphries, Dennis1

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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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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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Fishhooks

Hawley, Elizabeth K

[1961-1962]

Counted down fishhooks awaiting packaging 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]

Fish hooks hanging on a bar at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.

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Fishhooks
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Fishhooks

Hawley, Elizabeth K

[1961-1962]

Completed fish hooks with chains, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.

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Scutching Mill Cottage
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Scutching Mill Cottage

September 1966

Scutching mill (flax mill) at the Ulster Folk Museum (now Ulster Folk and Transport Museum), Cultra (County Down). The mill is stone-built with a thatched roof. The mill's waterwheel can be seen in th...

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Wheelwright's Shop
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Wheelwright's Shop

[1970s]

Interior of wheelwright's shop with two males working. The shop forms part of the exhibits at the West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden Hall, Halifax. Mounted on Photo File card.

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Reconstructed Swedish Village Street
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Reconstructed Swedish Village Street

January 1965

Reconstructed village street at the open-air Upplandsmuseet(?), Gamla Uppsala (Sweden). To the left is a store house with a portlider door dating to the 16th century; in the centre a windmill; and on ...

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Quarry Bank Mill: The Development of a Folk Museum

Price, Sarah M

1978

A dissertation describing the development of Quarry Bank Mill as a museum, tracing the history of the village of Styal where it is situated, the mill and, briefly, the Lancashire cotton industry. In d...

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Loom (Norway)
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Loom (Norway)

January 1965

Female working a vertical traditional loom from Uppstadgogn (Norway). The pre-woven edge of the fabric is fastened to the top beam, from where the warp hangs. Weaving is done from the top to the botto...

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Tapestry (Norway)
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Tapestry (Norway)

January 1965

Tapestry from Trondelag (?) (Norway). The cloth is heavily patterned with floral and leaf motifs, and geometric-patterned borders. It dates to around 1800, and is housed at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Os...

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Tapestry (Norway)
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Tapestry (Norway)

January 1965

Tapestry from Østerdalen ( Østdal?) (Norway). The tapestry is made up of two pieces sewn together, and is heavily patterned with floral and geometric designs. It dates to around 1830, and is housed ...

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