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Sound Recording, Birmingham
Penny, E John
8 June 1963
Fred Hobbis, recorded in Northfield, talks about Northfield nailmakers (nailers); collection and delivery of nails; nailers' working hours; nail-making process and types of nail made; nail-making equi...
Bending Machine
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
View from above of barbed wire placed against the mould of a bending machine, 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]
View from above of barbed wire being bent against the mould of a bending machine, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
The Hand-Made Nail Industry of Birmingham and the Midlands
Penny, E John
1964
A dissertation focussing on the nail making industry of Birmingham and the Midlands. Its five chapters cover the early history of the industry (mineral deposits and early iron industry, slitting mills...
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.
Pointing Stone
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
19th century pointing stone (probably for sharpening needles), used in a rockery in a garden at Redditch (Worcestershire).
Pointing Stone
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Fragments of a 19th century pointing stone (probably for sharpening needles), used in a rockery in a garden at Redditch (Worcestershire).
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.