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Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelton, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
16 Apr 1955
[Side 1] Ronald talks about first jobs on farm, hired by foreman father and worked on several local farms, describes technique for breaking horses in, recalls accidents and injuries incl. occasion whe...
Hay Ropemaking
McNay, Ian
1966
Four men (two seated and two standing) making hay rope, Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales).
Cheesemaking: Cheese Kettle and Sile
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott siling the evening's milk into a copper cheese kettle through a sile (or milk strainer) held in place with sile briggs, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). The milk will be use...
Trade - General
1964-1976
This file contains items relating to aspects of trading, including a typed paper by Ted Spiegel on Handslag, or striking a bargain, by farmers ([2] leaves); a typed extract listing bad luck beliefs in...
Basket, Straw and Rope-Work
1960-1973
This file includes a photocopy of typed notes made by Rodney Cousins on basket-making, collected from H. Summers, basketmaker, Sutton-on-Trent (November 1969) and from Herbert Lloyd Johnes' 'The Baske...