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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture5
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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house furnishings6
food5
home5
occupations5
baked products3
food industry and trade3
agriculture2
community life2
cooking2
education2

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Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Abbott Bros. Southall Limited1
Aladdin Industries Limited1
Allievi & Lucchetti Fabricatori1
Alsop & So1
Alstons of Ipswich1
Amalgamated Publicity Services Ltd1
Andrews1
Ardee Chair Factory1
Arding & Hobbs Ltd1
Mud Ovens
Archive Item

Mud Ovens

1971

2 free-standing, domed mud plaster ovens in Philia (Cyprus). The ovens are heated with a wood fire which is raked out before the item to be baked is inserted. The ovens are owned by the local church, ...

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Coal-Fired Range
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Coal-Fired Range

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Coal-fired range in Leslie Feather's shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The range is eight feet long, with two hotplates each two inches thick, and was made by Joseph Wright of Shipley. The heat is regul...

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Mud Ovens
Archive Item

Mud Ovens

1971

4 mud plaster ovens set into the wall of a building in Philia (Cyprus). The interior of the ovens are formed from a large storage pot, which is a modern feature. The ovens are heated with a wood fire ...

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Archive Item

Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Christopher Haddock [ Albert Haddock's brother] and Elsie Haddock, recorded at Sutton Gault on the 22 July 1975; talk about wild mushrooms and mushroom picking; mushroom ketc...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Harry Lowe, recorded in Stretham on the 24 July 1975; talks about food and the cost of living; working on a carrier's cart to Cambridge; farm labourers' wages; being an appre...

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Archive Print Item

Box of loose furniture and furnishings trade catalogues from a variety of manufacturers

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Minola - Albrighi, Milano; Alstons of Ipswich; J. Avery & Co; George Adlam & Sons; F. Austin (Leyton) Limited; Avalon furniture limited; Aladdin Industries Limited; Abbott Bros. Southall Limited; Alsop & So; Astons; Andrews; Allievi & Lucchetti Fabricatori; Aster Cane and Willow Furniture; Amalgamated Publicity Services Ltd; Grantham & Ives Ltd; Ardee Chair Factory; Arding & Hobbs Ltd

between 1930-1970

Box 1 containing 22 ephemeral furniture and furnishings trade catalogues with manufacturers name starting with A and filed in 5 folders. Title supplied by cataloguer.

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