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Total number of records: 55

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handicraft55
occupations55
play39
implements, utensils etc37
culture36
material culture32
nature26
museums20
woodworking industries19
agriculture17

Top 10: People and organisations

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Langhorne, Richard20
Aston, Michael Geoffrey5
Barry, Michael V (1935-)4
Kylstra, Henk E4
Wright, John T4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Shaw, David H3
Bulmer, A Gillian2
Ernest2
Feather, John J2

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 10: The Work-Basket. Includes questions V.10.1 Darning - V.10.10 Sheath.

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The Terminology of the Artificial Field Boundary: Being a Study of Words Relating to Dry Stone Walling and Hedging, Based Upon a Survey Made in Certain Parts of South Westmorland

Williams, Gerald

1954

A study of the occupational language associated with the crafts of hedging and dry stone walling, in the the south of the old county of Westmorland. The Introduction outlines the aims of the study, th...

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Dry Stone Walls and Wall Building in West Yorkshire

Brooks, Margaret

1973

M.A. dissertation in five parts, with a separate volume of photographs. Part One discusses the practical aspects of the project, and outlines the research methods employed (letters to newspapers, corr...

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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...

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Dry Stone Waller
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Dry Stone Waller

Danaher, K

[1960s]

Dry stone waller repairing a gap in a dry stone wall at High Bradley (North Yorkshire). This work is probably part of a demonstration.

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Basketmaking

Aston, Michael Geoffrey

1964

Part-woven basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows a woven base with upright buff willow stakes. The photograph is out of focus.

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Basketmaking
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Basketmaking

Aston, Michael Geoffrey

1964

Part-woven basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows upright stakes protruding from a base, and a basketmaker weaving from the base. The photograph is out o...

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Basketmaking

Aston, Michael Geoffrey

1964

Part-woven basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows upright stakes protruding from a base, and a basketmaker weaving from the base. The photograph is out o...

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Seven wooden Dentdale recessed needle supports and bump needles, part of the Whitehead Collection at the Castle Museum, York. Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Basketmaking

Aston, Michael Geoffrey

1964

Part-woven basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows a basket maker with a woven base, into which he is inserting buff willow stakes. The photograph is out ...

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Three carved and turned wooden needle supports from towns in Airedale (West Yorkshire), including Shipley and Silsden. The supports form part of the Whitehead Collection at the Castle Museum, York. Di...

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Six carved wooden needle supports from villages along the South Tyne River (Cumbria), including Slaggyford and Alston. The supports form part of the Whitehead Collection at the Castle Museum, York. Di...

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