Title
Making chains in the Cradley Heath district of the Black Country in the English Midlands
Caption
Making chains in the Cradley Heath district of the Black Country in the English Midlands. Women made the smaller sizes of chain. No.8 which had about 79 links per metre and weighed 2g took a woman a week to make 12.7kg for which she might earn 25p. Wood engraving, 1890
Date
1890
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07097_390002136
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 11,8in x 9,5in / 3543 x 2860 (300dpi)