Britain at Work
A Pictorial Description of Our National Industries

iv CONTENTS. NEEDLE AND PIN MAKING BY JOSEPHINE BULLEN PAGE. . 178 LONDON’S DOCKS H. L. ADAM . 185 WOMEN TOILERS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY JOHN PENDLETON . . 193 BEE FARMING G. F. MILLIN . . 199 THE PRODUCTION OF A NEWSPAPER ALFRED H. WATSON . 204 THE MANUFACTURE OF MUSTARD AND STARCH E. G. HARMER . . 211 FIREMEN OF THE BRITISH ISLES .... BRIA N MORRIS . . 217 THE MAKING OF BIG GUNS R. W. JOHNSON . 22S HOW MONEY IS COINED E. G. HARMER . . 2.32 THE MAKING OF LACE F. B. POINTON, B.A.. . 237 SOAP-MAKING JOHN MACLE AY . 244 THE MARKETS OF THE METROPOLIS . . W W. HUTCHINGS . . 250 WITH THE RAILWAY SIGNALMEN .... H. G. ARCHER . . 256 THE FURNITURE TRADE HUGH B. PHILPOTT . 2C2 THE BUILDING OF SHIPS ROBERT MACINTYRE . 2G8 SWEETMEAT MAKING L BROOKE ALDER . . 276 WHERE GUNPOWDER IS MADE .... W. B. ROBERTSON . . 281 COTTON AT PORT, IN MILL, AND ON ’CHANGE JOHN PENDLETON . . 28G CLERKS P. F. WILLIAM RYAN . 293 THE ART AND “MYSTERY” OF SCENE-PAINTING W. WHEELER . . 300 EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE ARMY .... H. G. ARCHER . . 305 THE PREPARATION OF TEA AND COFFEE E G. HARMER . . 312 CARPET MANUFACTURE WILLIAM S.. MURPHY . 310 THE CAB INDUSTRY P. F. WILLIAM RYAN . 32G WITH THE SALT WORKERS IN A CHESHIRE MINE JOHN PENDLETON . . 332 THE MAKING OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS E. G HARMER . . 339 THE MILK INDUSTRY .... HENRY LEE . 346 THE DOCKS OF LIVERPOOL ..... JOHN MACLE AY . 351 WELSH COTTAGE INDUSTRIES. — 11. SPINNING AND WEAVING MARY BARBER . . 359 THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY JOHN PENDLETON .. . 3G4 STREET INDUSTRIES OF LONDON T. W. WILKINSON . . 372 everyday life in the royal navy H. G. ARCHER . . 377