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Striking a Bargain (France)
Spiegel, Ted
1972
Male buyer and seller striking a bargain over cattle [?in Vrigny (Orne, Normandy)]. The hand gesture used to seal the bargain is known in Normandy as Tape le Main, or Taper les Mains. Mounted on Photo...
Sound Recording, East Sussex
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1964]
Mr. W. Glapson, recorded in Horam; talks about his smallholding and retirement from farming; farm work - mowing corn with a scythe, binding and stooking, stacking; modern farming; first jobs, aged fou...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Pasanen, Leena
July-August 1971
[Collector announcement]; George Creasy, recorded at home in Framsdenon the 30 July 1971; recites the monologues 'Bill and Bob' and 'Harvest Carting in Suffolk'; talks about his working life on local ...
Sound Recordings, Berkshire
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
March 1959
[Collector announcement]; Mr. Stiff, recorded in Swallowfield; makes reference to working at the residence of the Duke of Wellington, at Farley Hill; talks of his interest in the kitchen there and its...
Sound Recordings, Salop, Cheshire and Staffordshire
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1966
Mr. R. Morris, recorded in Llanymynech (Salop) on the 26 September 1966; talks about types of plough; waggoners; ploughing (matches); corn stacks; haymaking - use of horse mower, turning, making cocks...
Farming Past and Present: A Study Based in the Village of Terrington St. John and the Surrounding Areas of the Fens of North West Norfolk
Pearson, Margaret Frances
1977
A study of the farming community of Terrington St. John in Norfolk, based largely on fieldwork interviews with local people. The study comprises nine chapters. The first presents a profile of the vill...
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...