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Ropemaking Device
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Cast-iron ropemaking device, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland). The device has three hand-forged hooks, and was used for making cable-laid rope from old (salmon) fishin...
Ropemaking Device
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Cast-iron ropemaking device, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland). The device has one hook and is mounted on wheels. A projecting footboard at the rear is missing. It was ...
Ropemaking Device
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Cast-iron ropemaking device, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland). The device has one hook and is mounted on wheels. A projecting footboard at the rear is missing. It was ...
Ropemaking Device
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Male demonstrating a cast-iron ropemaking device, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland) (as pictured in LAVC/PHO/P1227). The device has three hand-forged hooks, and was use...
Ropemaking Device
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Four fishermen demonstrating cast-iron ropemaking devices, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland) (as pictured in LAVC/PHO/P1227 and LAVC/PHO/P1228-1229). The devices were u...
Tap (Ropemaking)
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Tap used in ropemaking for giving even tension to the rope, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.
Tap (Ropemaking)
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Summer 1958
Three fishermen demonstrating the use of the tap, in ropemaking using cast-iron ropemaking devices, Low Bells Shielon the River Tweed, near West Ord (Northumberland) (as pictured in LAVC/PHO/P1227 and...
The Welsh Love Spoon
Thomas, Barbara J
1966
A study which examines the custom of making and giving carved spoons as love tokens in Wales. Consideration is given to the custom, the spoon itself (shape and form, decoration and how and where it wa...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Herbert Sykes of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore - rainbows, moon (and associated rhymes), wind direction, horses' behaviour/crows' behaviour (nesting) as signs of weather; Mrs. Sykes relates say...