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Description: | A postcard of an early 1970s painting entitled "The Big Chain Maker" depicting a view of a typical chainmaker's family workshop at Hingley's, Netherton during the early twentieth century (the artist worked there as an electrician in his youth). Note, that although the location is Netherton, the inscription on the wall "play up the Baggies" refers to West Bromwich (the local football team are called the "Baggies"). This scene depicts the fact that it was generally men who made the bigger chain links for vehicles such as ships, because of the greater strength required. It also depicts the fact that children were involved in the chain making industry, though not necessarily in production. The child here is responsible for the refreshment of the workers. The trough of water to the left of the image was used to cool down the chain making tools. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Archives | Rights holder: | Dudley Archives | Temporal: | [1970s] | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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