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West Midlands Responses: Book I, Part 7
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book I, Part 7: Agricultural Implements. Includes questions I.7.1 Weigh it - I.7.9 Forks.
West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 9
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 9: Kitchen Utensils. Includes questions V.9.1 Porridge-stick - V.9.12 To Sweep.
West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 8
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 8: Measures. Includes questions VII.8.1 Quart - VII.8.10 Handful/Double handful/Arm...
West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 8
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 8: Measures. Includes questions VII.8.11 How many - VII.8.21 A Few.
Clog Factory: Templates
August 1971
Templates for measuring and cutting clog parts, at F. Walkley's clog factory, Huddersfield. Unmounted.
The Domestic Sewing Needle: An Enquiry into the Vocabulary and Folklore Associated with its Manufacturing Processes
Hawley, Elizabeth K
1962
A dissertation in four parts, based on fieldwork carried out in Redditch and Studley. The first part provides a general history of needle-making and a history of the trade in the Redditch area. Part T...
Mill Machinery(?)
[1970s]
Large cog/wheel and pipes, possibly part of the mechanism of a piece of mill machinery.
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...
Barrelling (Fishhooks)
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Fishhooks being barrelled as part of the scouring process, at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Wheel
Hawley, Elizabeth K
[1961-1962]
Large wheel, part of an unidentified piece of machinery at the Forge Mill in Redditch (Worcestershire). The Mill is now in use as the Forge Mill Needle Museum.
The Handforging of Spring Knife Blades in Sheffield
Atkin, K
1966
A thesis on the handforging branch of the Sheffield cutlery trades, based primarily on fieldwork carried out in the workshop of Tom Merrill, one of only three men still forging pen and pocket blades b...