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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...