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Survey of English Dialects recording in Denton, Kent

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  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Denton, Kent
  • Description:

    [Side 1] William talks about regular work maintaining and repairing lawnmowers for e.g. local golf courses, recalls Mr Arter's frequent inspections to ensure mower blades were sharp, describes occasion when Walter A. Woods (US manufacturer of original binder) offered to pay Arter to send modified binder to US agricultural show and acquire patent, explains how deal fell through as Arter insisted on stamping machine with 'A.C. Arter'. [Side 2]William talks about contract work delivering granite and timber to depots, describes narrowly avoiding serious accident when transporting timber, discusses father's work as waggoner at Nonington and pride in horses, tells anecdote about helping father with horses.

  • Date range: Jan 1959
  • Date: 1959
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2023 19:49
  • Last Modified: 06 Oct 2023 19:51