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Total number of records: 205

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
handicraft205
occupations205
play205
material culture184
implements, utensils etc120
culture87
nature52
community life51
textile industry51
agriculture47

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)47
Langhorne, Richard41
Aston, Michael Geoffrey13
Malden, John12
Outhwaite, T. G.9
Dinsdale, Elizabeth8
Mcnay, Ian8
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)7
Metcalfe, Jane6
Hawley, Elizabeth K4
Handknitters: The Metcalfes
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Handknitters: The Metcalfes

[1960s]

Copy of a late-19th century photograph of Betty Metcalfe and Kit Metcalfe knitting cycling stockings with fancy tops outside their home in Gayle ( Wensleydale). Kit and Betty Metcalfe were among the b...

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Mrs. Emms Quilting

Kirkby, Ernest

1977

Mrs. A. Emms quilting in her home at Huntshield Ford village (Durham). The equipment used consists of a needle and thread, scissors and a ruler.

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Mrs. Emms Quilting

Kirkby, Ernest

1977

Mrs. A. Emms quilting in her home at Huntshield Ford village (Durham). The equipment used consists of a needle and thread, scissors and a ruler. In this photograph, Mrs. Emms is threading the needle.

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Ropemaking: Finished Rope
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Ropemaking: Finished Rope

McNay, Ian

September 1965

Finished rope made by Herbert Marrison at Peak Cavern, Castleton (Derbyshire). The rope has three strands. The number of threads in the strand is varied according to the purpose of the rope.

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Handknitting: Carrying Yarn

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1880 of a young female bringing cops of yarn home from the mill, to be wound into balls, or clews, by the family, Dent ( Dentdale). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed...

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Winding Wool
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Winding Wool

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1963

Miss Elizabeth Dinsdale winding a ball of wool so that it unravels from the middle, Hawes ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1331. With typed note.

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Winding Wool
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Winding Wool

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1963

Miss Elizabeth Dinsdale winding a ball of wool so that it unravels from the middle, Hawes ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1330. With typed note.

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Wensleydale Handknitters

[1960s]

Photographic copy of an illustration of handknitters in Wensleydale (North Yorkshire), from George Walker's 'The Costume of Yorkshire' (London: Longman, 1814).

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Crafts, Trades and Industries

1951-1981

This subseries contains items on traditional crafts, trades and industries. The subjects represented include crafts in Warwickshire and Ireland, terminology relating to wheelwrighting, Sam Hanna's fil...

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Handknitting
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Handknitting

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1962

Elderly female handknitting using traditional curved needles and sheath, Gayle ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note on Dales handknitting.

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Handknitting
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Handknitting

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1962

Elderly female casting wool onto traditional curved knitting needles, Gayle ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1316. With typed note on Dales handknitting.

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Handknitting
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Handknitting

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1962

Elderly female handknitting using traditional curved needles and sheath, Gayle ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1315. With typed note on Dales handknitting.

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