A Day at the Sheffield Cutlery Works

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A Day at the Sheffield Cutlery Works

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An interesting article about cutlery making in Sheffield during the mid 1800s. Published in the Penny magazine 1844.
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Awesome Steve!
Thanks so much for posting this. ::tu::

I think this deserves to be a sticky, at least for a while.
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Thanks Steve, Good to see you posting again.

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Awesome and interesting indeed. Thanks for posting Steve. ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks S-K for posting the article in full ::tu:: ::tu:: ... some great reading and glad it was pinned now for the future!!
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Thank you Steve for posting this. I enjoyed reading it very much. It's good to see you here. ::tu::
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Glad you like the article. Thank you all for your kind comments. Much appreciated :-)
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Great info, thanks! ::tu::
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Enjoyed the read...and a big Howdy from across the pond to ya Steve....
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