Survey of English Dialects recording in Sheffield, Yorkshire
Description
[Side 1] Sid describes process of making steel, talks about role of melter, explains terms incl. 'fracture' [= sample of metal for analysis] and need to 'slag off' [= remove e.g. sulphur and phosphorous by smelting]. [Side 2] Sid describes process of refining, adding alloys, e.g. chrome or nickel prior to 'tapping' [= drawing off liquid metal], stresses importance of 'teemer' [= crane operator responsible for pouring molten steel], explains transfer of molten lead into 'ladle' [= mould] via 'lander' [= channel for conveying molten metal from furnace to mould].
Metadata
| Identifier | y21jsm22 |
| IRN | 726899 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D134 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/y21jsm22 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 21 Dec 1952 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 05 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 37 sec. |