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Wooden Bed
March 1965
Wooden bed carved with circular motifs, on display at the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm (Sweden). The bed is dated 1734.
Survey of English Dialects recording in Kingsley, Cheshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
09 Feb 1955
[Side 1] Arthur recalls local road accident in fog, describes mahogany and oak table, talks about working with wood. [Side 2] Arthur talks about picking up tips from wheelwright father, recalls father...
Norwegian Butterdish
January 1965
Carved wooden butterdish, or Smorbutt, from the Sogn og Fjordan region (Norway). The butterdish is wrapped in a linen tablecloth and woollen ribbons, made by a traditional weaver from Sogn og Fjordan ...
Conistone Survey Contact Prints: C
July 1971
Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...
Wood-Turning in the West Pennines
Earnshaw, David R
1966
A dissertation covering the development of three Lancashire family and village trades on the edge of the West Pennines. The three wood-turning firms studied are H. J. Berry and Sons Limited of Chippin...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Pasanen, Leena
August 1971
[Collector announcement]; Stanley Applett, a retired butcher, recorded in his home in Framsdenon the 3 August 1971; talks about his working life as a butcher; his apprenticeship and wages; joining the...
Some Warwickshire Crafts
Wharton, Colin S
1969
This file contains a copy of a typed paper by Colin Wharton, on Warwickshire crafts. The paper is in two parts: Part I includes ms. illustrations and accompanying text; Part II consists of Wharton's i...
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
July 1966
[Collector announcement]; Arthur Humphries, recorded in Lighthorne on the 28 July 1966[Swiss male also present asks some questions, possibly Eduard Kolb, or Dieter Bothe]; Mr. Humphries talks about wo...
Sound Recordings, Powys
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)
[1960s]
Bert Williams, recorded in Builth Wells [undated]; talks about the town as it was in his youth; describes various buildings, including a gatehouse, temperance houses, cattle market, brewery, Masonic H...