It's nice to go to a museum that doesn't mind you touching and interacting with the various display items.

Mountfords leather I remember well when I had my first job age 15. The smell of leather everywhere. I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to see some who had worked there from 1930s. I know if I go to the museum I will cry. But in my mind I'll see those lovely individuals, their faces, their laughter.

Thank you Harry, for yet another fine film. So interesting and brought to life by your enthusiasm!

Harry, I find the local museums in the towns which had specialities like Redditch for needles and fish hooks, Kidderminster for carpets, High Wycombe for chairs, Nottingham for lace, Sheffield for cutlery etc to be truly fascinating as there are still people around that worked in the industry and they make the very best guides. It is worth seeking out these small specialised museums as they show what we once made as a country and why the UK truly was "the workshop of the world". Please keep on visiting these places.

6.23 Patcher? PATCHER? That is a BUSM No6 heavy harness stitcher, quite possibly the finest leather sewing machine in existence. Commonly known as a Pearson 6, after the firm which developed it. Makes a beautiful stitch from 14 to 4 stitches per inch using 18/3 up to 18/10 linen thread. Rated to do 3/4" thick work, I've convinced mine to do 9/10" once. Patcher indeed...

Trades are fascinating subjects Thanks Harry For sharing Cheers

I was there today. Absolutely fascinating.

I've lived in Walsall the whole of my 33 years of life and have never been inside the museum, despite the school trips I could have gone on years ago. Thanks for takin me inside.

Thanks for posting Harry

WOW Harry, great video, not sure how I haven't seen this till now. Thanks for sharing

I love the design of the stitching pony. So simple, yet so functional.

Amazing to see the old tools, some if not all are still in use today I have never seen a leather museum before we don't have anything in Australia like this .Thank you Harry

From the States...Eric, that's badass. Cool to see that in England. I was in England a year ago. Wow...I hope more English Leather Smiths follow to see that place. You want your Products to last for ages. Start from expression of self through products to others, the "customers." Let your hammer fall, "let's make it happen Captain." This smith is out.

Nice video (as per usual) Harry. I grew up in Walsall so it's especially relevant. When my dad got made redundant from British Leyland (he was an upholsterer) at the end of the 1970s he retrained in leatherwork and ended up teaching basic leatherwork part-time at Walsall Technical College.

Thanks for sharing. You are the best, Roger🙂

Wow! Thank you Harry. That was a special tour. Thank you taking us along.

Do you know Harry, I find your videos the very best due to the style of your filming, where most arty type cameramen show trivial and uninteresting things in the films, you, being a man that knows the trade, focus on the interesting things, the things that those that do, want to see, you are as if one was there looking at the very pieces that one would look at, very many thanks for that keen observation of the bits that matter ! Chris B.

Great video! And extra thanks to you for spending a few minutes looking at that stitching horse. It's got me thinking of a future project.

Thanx Harry! I don't think I'll get to visit that museum, so thank you for the wonderful tour.

This would be my first leather museum visit! Thanks Harry.

Thank you for this film, Harry - all beautiful - the machinery, tools, architecture and people/photographs. Love your fun and interesting commentary, as always, very inspiring! Really makes one think about how important it is to respect and share our wonderfully rich English history in traditional cultural crafts and the workmanship and skill of the people who came before us.

This is on my list for my U.K. Trip. Thank you!

Very interesting video Harry, I am watching all your videos,finding the green woodworking so interesting.looking forward to watching many more..

Very cool, thanks for posting.

Fascinating insight Thanks

Great tour Harry,Glad i found your channel,catching up watching all your videos ,keep them coming..

Great video Harry! Thanks for posting this! Bob Troxell Virginia, USA

Enjoyed the tour. I live in New England where there are many former craft-related industries; all forms of textile, silver, shoemaking etc. I grew-up in a textile town where most folks worked in the mill.

Thanks for sharing Harry. You have great videos. I appreciate your teaching! I love the part with the fish oil and animal fat. I sure would love for you to do a video on homemade leather conditioners!

Many thanks for adding that Harry....I'm not to far from Walsall I should make an effort to get over and spend half a day wandering round...:)

Thank you for sharing! Great tour!

Granddad and father both worked leather trade. Granddad was in South Staffs Yeomary as between the wars they were a mounted regiment, so saddlery connection. Dad would come home with bits of leather in trouser turn ups. He always smelled of leather dye. Mother would do out work, dog collars. She would use a thing called a horse, sort of foot operated clamp, but not like the one shown here, it rested on a bracket on a table.

My god look at the tools...Good stuff

Wonderful place but still a little sad to see all those marvelous machines sitting unused.

That’s about an hours drive for me but not been there yet, have to get myself down there looks like an interesting place, thank for sharing Harry.atb John.

Hi Harry I am fairly local to this, the last I heard it was under threat of closure, (cost cutting) much like the world class cut glass museum in Kingswinford which now has a tiny space in another building.

Hi Harry, I Iive about 10 miles from there, but never been. The local football team are known as....The Saddlers 😄

Great video Harry! The Tannery looks interesting, get any interesting pieces (food) there? haha

Harry, I signed a petition online to save this museum earlier this year, do you know if it still under threat of closure, I would love to see it myself but thanks for the video in the meantime.

WALSALL IS MY TOWN

Wonderful museum. Have you been to Yeovil in Somerset County? I was there in the 90s and saw gloving and leather workshops. Not sure it's still an industry.

Parabéns! Muito obrigado por compartilhar mais esse interessante vídeo, sou professor de história e adorei conhecer virtualmente o museu.

I'm sad to discover Joseph Dixon have closed down. Can anyone kindly suggest an alternative brand/supplier for basic leather-work tools?

You still local? I'm just up the road if you want a brew 👍🏻

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Vegetarians wont like this i guess?

Very 😎 cool