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Timber Buyer's Scribble
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Full circle timber marking in the bark of a tree at Low Row ( Swaledale). This mark was made by Robert Hunter of Castle Bolton, with a timber buyer's scribble, a double-bladed implement which used for...
Sound Recordings,
Barwell, Carol A
27 December 1978
[Collector announcement: informant, date]; Kenneth Barwell [collector's father] talks about family Christmases in the 1960s and mid 1970s; meaning of Christmas; cards, Christmas trees. [Tr. 8]
Timber Buyer's Scribble
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Robert Hunter of Castle Bolton marking a tree with a timber buyer's scribble at Low Row ( Swaledale). The scribble is an implement with a wooden handle and two blades, one sharp like a compass blade f...
Sound Recording,
Pather, Ranjeni
27 December 1978
Collector's parents and sister offer their recollections of family Christmases - visit to Trafalgar Square, card and present giving, decorations and the tree; sister's recollections of Christmas Day, ...
Timber Buyer's Scribble
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Robert Hunter of Castle Bolton marking a tree with a timber buyer's scribble at Low Row ( Swaledale). The scribble is an implement with a wooden handle and two blades, one sharp like a compass blade f...
Christmas Decorations
December 1974
Room decorated for Christmas, at a dwelling house in Vänersborg (Alvsborgs Lan, Sweden). The decorations include a Christmas tree decorated with candles, glass balls and tinsel. Under the tree are Ch...
Timber Buyer's Scribble
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Timber buyer's scribble with blade in position for drawing a full circle, Low Row ( Swaledale). The scribble is an implement with a wooden handle and two blades, one sharp like a compass blade for dra...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Johannes Nilsson's wall painting, 'Adam and Eve'/ 'Adam och Eva', Breared (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts Adam and Eve eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. The painting is no...
Sound Recording,
Gebarowicz, Anita
December 1978
[Collector announcement, followed by gap in recording of c. 50 seconds]; collector's mother describes a typical Polish Christmas Eve - traditional food dishes for Christmas supper, decorating the tree...
Plant Lore
1961-1980
This file includes an ms. letter from Gillian Bulmer to Stewart Sanderson on names of apples (12 November 1975); a photocopy of Grace Pleasant Wellborn's paper on plantlore in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'T...
Timber Buyer's Scribble
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Robert Hunter of Castle Bolton selecting a tree for marking with a timber buyer's scribble at Low Row ( Swaledale). The scribble is an implement with a wooden handle and two blades, one sharp like a c...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Mr. Jackson of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore; female informant relates sayings/beliefs regarding marriage and luck; discussion with Mr. Jackson regarding moonlore, weatherlore (animal behaviour...