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Binding the birch twigs of a broom with cane
(SR RIB PH2/3/6)
1945
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Boring a peg hole in a broom handle using a "twist"
(SR RIB PH2/3/25)
1940's
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A broom is begun: cutting wood in the copse to be made into the handle
(SR RIB PH2/3/18)
1945
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Finished brooms being carried by Mr. Appleton, the broom maker
(SR RIB PH2/3/28)
1945
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Finishing a broom handle with a round shave
(SR RIB PH2/3/20)
1940's
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The first operation in making ribbons for binding brooms
(SR RIB PH2/3/22)
1940's
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Fixing the handle of a finished broom
(SR RIB PH2/3/27)
1945
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Gathering birch twigs together ready for binding to form besom broom head
(SR RIB PH2/3/24)
1945
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Hammering in a peg to keep the broom handle secure
(SR RIB PH2/3/26)
1940's
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Peeling off a ribbon of wood [to be used to bind a broom]
(SR RIB PH2/3/21)
1940's
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Shaving besom broom handle with draw knife
(SR RIB PH2/3/23)
1940's
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A "splitter" tool used to split sticks into three [close up view]
(SR RIB PH2/3/2)
c.early 1940's
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Splitting stick with 'splitter' during besom broom making
(SR RIB PH2/3/1)
c.early 1940's
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Trimming the twigs of a broom with a small axe
(SR RIB PH2/3/5)
1945
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