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Chainmakers' Forge
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Chainmakers' Forge

Langhorne, Richard

1973

View of the forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands), showing chainmaker taking a bar of iron out to be bent into chain links. Mounted on Photo File card with ...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker hammering in the central bar of the chain link. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Anvil

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Anvil used for making large chains, with a freshly finished link, at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The photograph is of rather poor quality. Mounted on Phot...

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Chainmakers' Forge

Langhorne, Richard

1973

General view of the forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). Hammer, or Tommy, an anvil and a finished link cooling off, are visible. Mounted on Photo File ca...

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Chainmakers' Forge
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Chainmakers' Forge

Langhorne, Richard

1973

General view of the forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands), with chainmaker at work. A water tank stands behind the chainmaker for keeping his tools cool. Ba...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker is hand hammering the new chain link in its final forging. Mounted on Photo File ca...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker is hand hammering the new chain link in its final forging. Mounted on Photo File ca...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker is using the Tommy (forge hammer) for the final forging of the chain link. Mounted ...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker is using the Tommy (forge hammer) for the final forging of the chain link. Mounted ...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Completed chain link with bar in place, Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The link rests on the anvil, with the Tommy (forge hammer) next to it. A chain hangs i...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Large Chain

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Two chainmakers working on long chains at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). One holds the chain in tongs, whilst the other uses a hammer, or Tommy, to close a l...

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Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link

Langhorne, Richard

1973

Chainmaker making a link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The chainmaker is bending a new link prior to forging it closed with the Tommy (forge hammer) usin...

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