1982 Kelham Island Industrial Museum 1982 A Little Mester (self employed worker or craftsman) working on a scythe blade . The man is demonstrating sharpening of a scythe blade in the Kelham Island Industrial Museum which had just opened in one of the oldest industrial areas of Sheffield South Yorkshire England GB UK Europe
A little mester is a self-employed worker who rents space in a factory or works from their own workshop. They were involved in making cutlery or other smallish items such as edge tools ( woodworking chisels). The term is used almost exclusively to describe the craftsmen of the Sheffield area, and is mostly archaic as this manner of manufacture peaked in the 19th century and has now virtually died out. Little mesters either worked alone or employed a small number of workers and/or apprentices. a little mester refers to a master craftsman working on a small scale
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Location: Kelham Island Industrial Museum Sheffield uk
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License: Licensed
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