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Description: | This adze belonged to John Ardley. He was the last full-time cooper to be employed by the Port of London Authority. Mr Ardley worked as a cooper in London's docks.
The Port of London Authority employed coopers to repair damaged casks of imported wines and spirits. The coopers also helped when cargoes were tested for quality by knocking out the bung from the barrel, and replacing it once a sample had been extracted. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work | Temporal: | 1926-1950 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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