Nail maker, Dudley region of Worcestershire (West Midlands) making horseshoe nails at a block frame. After the introduction of machine-made nails in 1830 this cottage industry, which employed 50,000, went into decline.
Nail maker, Dudley region of Worcestershire (West Midlands) making horseshoe nails at a block frame. After the introduction of machine-made nails in 1830 this cottage industry, which employed 50,000, went into decline.
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