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Some Warwickshire Crafts
Wharton, Colin S
1969
This file contains a copy of a typed paper by Colin Wharton, on Warwickshire crafts. The paper is in two parts: Part I includes ms. illustrations and accompanying text; Part II consists of Wharton's i...
Draft Horses Engraving
[1970s]
Photograph of an engraving of two draft horses in harness, probably pulling a farm cart (unseen). The horses are harnessed one in front of the other. The engraving is from Bliss & Co.'s 'London Illust...
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...
The Smoking Pipe
Berry, Simon J C
1967
A thesis in four sections, presenting a history of the pipe, descriptions of the manufacture and styles of clay, brier, wooden, non-wood and Meerschaum pipes, pipe practice (public and private), the p...
Some Aspects of Nineteenth-Century Yorkshire Life: A Re-Examination of George Walker, The Costume of Yorkshire, 1814
Langhorne, Richard
1971
M.A. thesis which takes the activities, tools and equipment illustrated in George Walker's 'The Costume of Yorkshire' as the introduction for a study of such objects as they are represented in the mus...
Salmon Fishing in the Teign Estuary, South Devon
Brooks, A R
1966
A study of salmon fishing in the Teign Estuary in South Devon, with sections which describe the process of catching the fish and the equipment and techniques used, the net, the boat and the team of fi...
Sheep-Farming and Initial Preparation of Wool in Iceland
Hauksdottir, Anna
1968
A study which gives an account of life on a sheep farm in Iceland. Its four chapters present a general history of the country, descriptions of Icelandic sheep (breeds, importation and the effect of fo...
The Craft of Hand Bookbinding: A Short History and Account of the Present State of the Craft. Its Traditions and Prospects Together with a Glossary of Terms Used by Binders
Brownridge, A N
1967
A study which charts the decline of the hand-made bookbinding craft since the beginning of the twentieth century, and records attitudes and beliefs disappearing in the face of fully mechanised Trade B...
Gloucestershire Cheese Making
Blackburn, Hilary Faith
1972
A study of cheese making in Gloucestershire. Six chapters cover a brief history of cheese making in the county, a description of Gloucestershire cheeses, cheese-making equipment, how Double Gloucester...
Boatbuilding on the Thames Between Richmond and Kingston: An Approach to the Study of Material Culture in an Urban Environment
Small, Graham
1978
A dissertation examining evidence of material culture in a small local industry, in a modern urban environment. The study focusses on the boatbuilding firm of Tough Brothers of Teddington, and present...
The Shrimping Industry in the Southport Area of Lancashire
Stringfellow, Jonathan
1966
A study of the local shrimping industry to the north and south of Southport, based on fieldwork carried out during the months of April, August and September 1965. The study's sections present an intro...
Wheelwrighting: A Study of the Craft as Observed in a Shop in South Leeds
Ivall, Roderick
1973
A study of wheelwrighting in Leeds, with particular reference to two businesses operating in the city in 1973. The study is divided into seven chapters. The first outlines the scope of the investigati...