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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
[Mid-1960s]
Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about sea fishing (first, aged eleven) from Grimsby (no fishing on a Sunday); fishing on Dogger Bank; tacking into the ...
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View from above of a bending machine, used for shaping fish hooks, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Side view of a bending machine, used for shaping fish hooks, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
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.
Japanning Equipment
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Japanning equipment, used in the process of finishing fishhooks, 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]
View of equipment and machinery, and a pile of fish hooks awaiting counting down, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Surrender Smelting Mill
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1966
Remains of Surrender Smelting Mill, Surrender Bridge, Arkengarthdale. Remains of peat drying and storing shed, and uplands of Surrender Moss in background. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P09...
Fishhooks and Counting Equipment
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
A pile of fishhooks and equipment that will be used to count them down, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Counting Fishhooks
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Forge worker counting down a pile of fishhooks 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]
Fishhooks that have been counted down, prior to packing at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). An uncounted pile of fishhooks and counting down equipment are also visible. The Mill is now in ...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
[Mid-1960s]
Two males in conversation, recorded in Filey in April 1962. [Date when this copy tape made not known.] Reference to local people; fish and chip shops; singing in local pubs; fishing related - nets/lin...
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...