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Total number of records: 25

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SubjectCount
implements, utensils etc25
home23
home economics23
occupations16
house furnishings10
nature10
textile industry10
food9
handicraft8
agriculture7

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Malden, John5
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Slinn, Gillian A4
Scott, Mrs M. E.2
Annet, Mrs F. E.1
Baker, Alice1
Baker, Charles Albert1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Chapman, Mr1
Chapman, Mrs1

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The Farmer Cider-Maker in North and Central Somerset

Coleman, D N

1966

A thesis concerned with those Somerset cider-makers who combine cider-making with farming activities. The core of the study is the description of processes and equipment based on fieldwork carried out...

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Horses, Cattle and Draft Animals

1960-1973

This file contains items on livestock, in particular cattle and horses. The focus is largely on the general care and management of cattle and horses, folklore relating to their care, medicine, dialect...

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Clothes Washing
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Clothes Washing

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century of four women seated around a metal wash-tub washing clothes. A young girl stands with them.

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Water Pump

[1970s]

Victorian water pump at the roadside, at an unidentified location.

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Water Pump

[1970s]

Victorian water pump at the roadside, at an unidentified location.

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Water Pump
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Water Pump

[1970s]

Victorian water pump at the roadside, at an unidentified location.

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Posser (Laundry)
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Posser (Laundry)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Mrs. Chapman with posser and tub for washing clothes, outside her home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1151.

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Dolly (Laundry)
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Dolly (Laundry)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Mrs. Chapman and Mr. Chapman with dolly and tub for washing clothes, outside their home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1150.

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Bobbin Gauge
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Bobbin Gauge

Slinn, Gillian A

[1963-1964]

Lacemaker's bobbin gauge.

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Bobbin Gauge
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Bobbin Gauge

Slinn, Gillian A

[1963-1964]

Close-up view of lacemaker's bobbin gauge.

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Buttermaking: Cleaning the Utensils
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Buttermaking: Cleaning the Utensils

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1963

Mrs. M. E. Scott scalding buttermaking utensils, including a wooden bowl, scotch hands and butter prints, with boiling water, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). After scalding, the utensils wi...

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Buttermaking: Cleaning the Utensils
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Buttermaking: Cleaning the Utensils

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1963

Mrs. M. E. Scott pouring cool water over scalded buttermaking utensils, including a wooden bowl, scotch hands and butter prints, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). When fully cooled, a small p...

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