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The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.1)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.2)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.3)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
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.
Wooden Building in Cluj (Romania)
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
December 1974
Detail of interlocking joints on the corner of a wooden building in Cluj (Romania). Mounted on Photo File card.
Field Barn at Skutskär (Sweden)
January 1965
Detail of timbering on a field barn in the forest at Skutskär (Uppsala Lan, Sweden). The detail shows a mix of round and square timbers. A note in the slide index states that the angle of the axe cut...
French Polishing
Andrew, Yolande
1981
A dissertation comprising six sections. The Introduction presents a brief history of french polishing, followed by a section explaining the materials, tools and techniques of the french polisher (prep...
Beatermen (Paper Mill)
1967
Copy of a photograph taken in ca. 1890 of a group of ten beatermen from the Wiggins Teape Vegetable Parchment Mill, a paper mill at St. Mary Cray, Bromley (Kent). The mill closed shortly after 1967.
Saddlers
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of William Albery, a saddler, and some of his workers outside his saddler's shop in Westgate, Horsham (Sussex). Mounted on Photo File card with LAV...
Sound Recording, Devon
Wakelin, Martyn F
1964
Mr. F. H. W. Small, recorded in Cornwood [interviewed by an unidentified female]; talks about fifty years' employment in the china-clay industry; describes the clay's consistency, according to its dep...
A Study of the Hat-Making Craft
Bell, M W
1964
A study describing the history of, and contemporary manufacturing processes within, the hat-making industry. Particular reference is made to the Offerton branch of the Battersby Hat Company . Sixteen ...
Theakston's of Masham: A Study of the Traditional Craft of Brewing
Halliday, Robert Wilson
[1973]
M.A. dissertation which contains a brief description of Masham, with an account of the history of the brewery and the Theakston family, and chapters on the process of making beer, the brewery premises...