Coopers and Coopering (Shire Album) by Kenneth Kilby
English | 1 Oct. 2004 | ISBN: 0747805849 | 64 Pages | PDF | 7 MB
English | 1 Oct. 2004 | ISBN: 0747805849 | 64 Pages | PDF | 7 MB
Wooden casks (or barrels) are containers of exceptional strength, versatility and mobility but have become a rarity in Britain, displaced so completely by metal containers that it is hard to imagine their importance in former times. The coopers who made them were once numerous and independent craftsmen, while latterly many were employed by breweries.