The Making of a Cricket Bat
Description
A dissertation which gives an account of the way a cricket bat is made, an outline of the development of the cricket bat and a comparison of past and present methods used in making a bat. Fieldwork was carried out in May and August 1965, and involved visits to the factories of Slazengers in Horbury, West Yorkshire, and Gunn and Moore Limited of Nottingham. The study comprises five sections. The first describes the cultivation of the willow tree and willow timber, whilst the second describes the stages in making a bat, and the individual departments involved in each part of the process. The third section presents an outline history of the cricket bat, followed by a comparison of bat manufacture past and present. The final section offers concluding remarks. Photographs showing the stages in the manufacturing process, and the machinery used, are included within the dissertation.
Metadata
| Identifier | xy8kvhng |
| IRN | 410066 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRP/2/030 |
| Level | File |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/xy8kvhng |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Undergraduate Dissertations |
| Creator(s) | Moss, W N |
| Date | 1966 |
| Size and Medium | 61 unbound typed leaves; 20 b/w photographs. Copy. |