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Commercial Basketmaking in the West Riding: A Study of the Craft of Basketmaking with Especial Reference to the Present-Day Basketmaking Industry in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1965
A study concerned with the past and present state of the basketmaking industry in the West Riding, and the manner in which the craft is practiced. The collector's observations are based largely on a s...
Willows at Ulleskelf
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Willows growing at Ulleskelf, near Tadcaster (North Yorkshire).
Willow Cutting
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Mr. J. N. Taylor cutting strong willow sticks for basketmaking, Ulleskelf (North Yorkshire). The willows are being cut in the early autumn, out of season. The photograph is out of focus.
Soaking Tanks (Basketmaking)
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Tanks for soaking sticks of willow and cane before they are worked into baskets, and bundles of willow, at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire).
Packing Skeps (Baskets)
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Finished wheeled Yorkshire packing skeps (large, wheeled baskets) being loaded onto the back of a lorry, at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire).
Packing Skeps (Baskets)
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Finished wheeled Yorkshire packing skeps (large, wheeled baskets), at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire).
Packing Skep (Basket)
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Packing skep (large, wheeled basket) for use by the G.P.O. (Post Office), outside Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire).
Basketmaking: Laundry Basket or Skep
Aston, Michael Geoffrey
1964
Part-woven skep or laundry basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows upright stakes protruding from an upsetting base, and a basketmaker weaving one of the ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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.