Sound Recording, Devon
Description
Frank Thorne and William Edwards, in conversation in Gittisham; Mr. Thorne talks about farm work, milking, horsemen, father a tenant farmer; [gap, 1 minute]; weeding; haymaking - Mr. Edwards describes pitching hay onto a farm cart; smoking ricks and cutting a hole to let the smoke out; thoughts on farm labour, compared with the present; ploughing with horses, compared with tractors; a jibber - a horse that won't work; Mr. Thorne describes pig killing, sticking, scraping and scalding; describes cider-making process; Mr. Edwards remembers villagers of the past; practical jokes; courting, and thoughts on women's clothing; practical jokes on locals; local Gypsy Traveller communities.
Metadata
| Identifier | brb6f5tz |
| IRN | 414869 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A818r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/brb6f5tz |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Wright, John T |
| Date | June 1958 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 17.8cm open reel spool, Duration: 19' 13". |