While porcelain from Swansea has a well-deserved reputation for quality, the enormous and sometimes surprising variety of pottery which has also been produced in Wales is less well-known outside the country. From the coarse red earthenwares characteristic of small family enterprises to fine factory-produced and decorated creamwares which rivalled the best Staffordshire could offer. This book examines the range and discusses the context for the manufacture of ceramics in Wales. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lynne Bebb practises as a sculptor, exhibiting widely, as well as teaching and lecturing,...
While porcelain from Swansea has a well-deserved reputation for quality, the enormous and sometimes surprising variety of pottery which has also be...
In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second-largest source of emplyment after agriculture. The range of people who kept servants was vast, from aristocrats to the lower middle class families who employed a single 'maid of all work'. Trevor May explains teh great range of jobs available in domestic service-from the humble maids who were expected to clean their employers' rooms without being seen, to the formal, liveried footmen, who were very well paid, especially if they were tall. Many branches of domestic service in the nineteenth century are...
In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second-largest source of emplyment after agriculture. The range o...
The steam locomotives which served industry spent their working lives mainly behind the walls of factories, docks and shipyards, unseen by most people, and only in the colliery districts and in the iron-ore quarrying areas of the East Midlands were they a familiar sight to the general public. However, there was a fascinating variety of types, produced by numerous makers in many parts of Britain, and fortunately a great many have survived and can be seen on preserved railways. This book gives an insight into the origins and working lives of these little-known steam locomotives. About...
The steam locomotives which served industry spent their working lives mainly behind the walls of factories, docks and shipyards, unseen by most peo...
An introductory guide to the products of the major British factories and designers between the wars Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper and Charlotte Rhead, setting them in the context of their age. About the author Greg Stevenson is a material culture historian who also lectures in Design History. He lives in West Wales. Other titles for Shire by this author are: The 1930s Home
An introductory guide to the products of the major British factories and designers between the wars Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper and Charlotte Rhead...
A concise history of the doll industry over the last 300 years in Europe, the United States and the Far East. It shows how dolls have developed and illustrates typical examples of dolls from each area.
A concise history of the doll industry over the last 300 years in Europe, the United States and the Far East. It shows how dolls have developed and il...
An historical overview of dolls' house furniture and furnishings from the sixteenth century to the present day, set against the social and economic conditions of the period in which they were made. Rapidly changing technology combined with new materials such as plastics has resulted in the production of a large range of items for the dolls' house in the twentieth century, catering for the widely varying needs of collectors
An historical overview of dolls' house furniture and furnishings from the sixteenth century to the present day, set against the social and economic co...
Iron, in one or more of its several forms, has been used for about four thousand years, it was essential to the industrial revolution and it is still the principal metal of commerce. At first, and for centuries, ironmaking was a manual craft, the quantities were small and the metal was scarce. Then in the fifteenth century, means were devised for making iron on a larger scale and ironmaking began to develop into an industry. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries technology and the scale of production developed rapidly and new types of iron were introduced. One of these, steel,...
Iron, in one or more of its several forms, has been used for about four thousand years, it was essential to the industrial revolution and it is sti...
One of the most famous of British cars, the diminutive but robust 750cc Austin Seven, introduced in 1922, changed the course of automobile design and proved the viability of the small-capacity four-cylinder car. The salvation of the Austin company, it was aimed at families who might otherwise have travelled by motorcycle and sidecar, and it remained in production until 1939. The Seven performed as well on the race track as it did on the road and inspired a team of magnificent twin overhead camshaft single-seaters. It survives in respectable numbers to provide new generations of enthusiasts...
One of the most famous of British cars, the diminutive but robust 750cc Austin Seven, introduced in 1922, changed the course of automobile design and ...
Advertising and consumer spending among the middle classes expanded rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the ways of appealing to the new shoppers was packaging, and biscuit tins were a very discreet form of this kind of promotion. They found their way into middle class households as gifts, and because they rarely displayed the name of the company or product in a prominent position they were often kept as ornaments and storage boxes, and have survived well in many homes.
The appeal of biscuit tins lies in the artistic quality and detail of their decoration, serving as a...
Advertising and consumer spending among the middle classes expanded rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the ways of appealing to the new ...
