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Fazeley Canal and Tolson's Mill, Dosthill

Tolson's Mill began life as Sir Robert Peel's Mill, where they made narrow tape and webbing. Peel leased and eventually sold the mill to William Tolson, who was leasing Dosthill Hall at the time. In ...

Female employees modelling shoes, Lotus, Stafford

Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus Ltd. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) who lived on Alliance Street before she was married. Standing second from right is Hilda ...

Female Employees Modelling Shoes, Lotus, Stafford

Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) who lived on Alliance Street before she was married. Sitting second from left is Hilda Allen. Lotus ...

Female Munition Workers from Siemens Factory, Stafford,

A studio portrait of eight female munition workers, wearing overalls and caps, from Siemen's Engineering Works. Siemens relocated to Stafford from Woolwich in 1903 and manufactured generators, electric ...

Female Munition Workers outside Siemens Factory, Stafford,

Large group of female munition workers outside Siemens factory on Lichfield Road. The banner reads 'Siemens Munition Works - What the girls are doing for the men at the Front'. The photograph was taken ...

Female Workers, David Hollin's Shoe Factory, Stafford,

David Hollins, the son of a railway man, was one of the largest shoe manufacturers in Stafford. His factory was on Albert Terrace. Mr Hollin owned Highfield Manor on Newport Road, Stafford.

Female Workers, Siemens Works, Stafford

Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich with 800 of its employees. The company manufactured generators, electric motors and ...

Female Workers, Siemens Works, Stafford

Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich with 800 of its employees. The company manufactured generators, electric motors and ...

Fenton. Staffordshire Coal and Iron Works, Sideway. 1930's.

Fermenting Buildings, Joule's Brewery, Stone,

View of the fermenting buildings and cask yard. Francis Joule came into possession of the White House Inn and brewhouse at Stone in 1758. Nine years later he demolished the inn and built a house, ...

Festival of Britain dish

Dish made to commemorate the Festival of Britain, 1951. 1978.P.72. 1951.

Fettling flatware, Sutherland Works, Longton

Pottery factory interior showing a woman fettling saucers and plates. Fettling is the process of removing marks from the ware prior to firing. The fettling of flatware is also known as towing, as a coarse ...

Fettling Tool.

Hand-made fettling tool made from a thin strip of iron. Used to scrape clay seams or rough edges to create a smoother surface prior to firing. Roughly 18cm in length. Taken from the Gladstone ...

Fettling Tool.

Hand-made fettler's tool made from a short iron strip. The strip is ground to a point at one end. Used to scrape clay seams or rough edges to create a smoother surface prior to firing. Roughly 8cm ...

Fettling Toolbox

Biscuit tin containing fettling tools. Fettling is the name given to the pottery-making process of smoothing out any surface blemishes on the clay after casting. This set of tools belonged to a ...

Fettling Tools. Cloth.

Fettler's cloth. Roughly 14cm in length. Used in the pottery-making process to smooth out any surface blemishes on the clay before drying and firing. This work was known as fettling. This beige ...

Fettling Tools. Fettling Felt.

Fettler's felt, used in the pottery-making process to smooth out any surface blemishes on the clay before drying and firing. This work was known as fettling. Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum ...

Fettling Tools. Fettling Knife.

Fettler's knife with a wooden handle and metal blade. The bottom of the blade is bound with string. This is possibly to prevent breaking or to make it more comfortable to grip. Used to scrape clay ...