- In
woodworking and construction, a nail is a
small object made of
metal (or wood,
called a tree nail or "trunnel")
which is used as a fastener, as a peg...
- cloth,
particularly narrow cloth and
friezes is
first recorded in 1533.
Nailmaking was
probably introduced in the
region in the
sixteenth century and was...
- as the 1970s, when an open cast mine was
situated on
Netherton Hill.
Nailmaking in
Netherton had been
recorded since the 16th century. The area became...
- (wrought iron)
slitting mill
mechanized the
production of iron rods for
nailmaking smeltmill increased the
output of lead over
previous methods (bole hill)...
- in
Kirkcaldy and
neighbouring Pathhead consisted of co****
cloth and
nailmaking; the
latter of
which went to the
Royal Master of
Works for
repairs at...
- 1830,
Cradley Heath developed two
prolific industries –
chainmaking and
nailmaking –
which would remain strong for
decades afterwards.
Among the metallurgical...
- inters****d at
intervals with
others of a more
respectable appearance".
Nailmaking was the main
occupation but anvils, chains, vices,
bricks and tobacco...
-
Little Catshill.
Catshill developed in the
nineteenth century through nailmaking and, by 1914, it was one of the few
villages in the area
which produced...
-
industries which soon
prospered included the
production of textiles,
nailmaking and salt panning. The
Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries...
-
Douglas and John
Buchan grew up. Historically, the
village was a
centre for
nailmaking, Adam Smith's "very
trifling manufacture"
inspiring his
division of labour...
