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AG Welding, Norman Hobbs, blacksmith, and Larry Niikwartey Quarartey, Ghanaian fashion designer

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Folk arts and heritage collection, 1982-2016

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Al at metal press

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al hammering decorating scroll work

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al shaping scroll at vise 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al shaping scroll at vise 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al shaping scroll at vise 03

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al shaping scroll at vise 04

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al welding piece to iron rail

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al welding railing

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al working on scroll work for railing 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al working on scroll work for railing 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Al working on scroll work for railing 03

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Another view of Albert Hobbs lamp

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Another view of iron fencing, with cemetery stones in background

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Anvil and hammer

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Anvil in Hobbs workshop

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Bag of soft coal, which Norman Hobbs calls “smithy coal”

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Bench vise

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Burnstide Building, Main Street, Worcester

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Calendar advertising Italian metal supply company

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Candleabra made by Norman Hobbs

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Chandelier with iron arms and lathe turned wood center, similar in design and materials to lamp produced by Hammerworks

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Closeup of post

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Closeup of shearer

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Corner of Hobbs retail shop

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Cornerstone of cathedral, showing date of 1869

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Decorative lamp made by Albert Hobbs

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Decorative piece by Albert Hobbs, with rose motif

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Decorative window grille with scrollwork, made by Larry Hobbs

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Design drawn in chalk by Al

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail of decorative element on bed frame, with circle motif

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail of decorative scroll work on railing section

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail of iron fence and post 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail of iron fence and post 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail of iron railing, showing bolted joints

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail ofcandleabra

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Detail, in closeup

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Fence at St. Paul’s Cathedral on High Street, Worcester.

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Field notes on AG Welding, Norman Hobbs, and Larry Niikwartey Quarartey

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Final shaping at anvil

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Folding length of metal

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Folding the metal

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Forge in Hobbs workshop

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Hammering the iron for final shaping 01

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Hammering the iron for final shaping 02

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Historic photograph, depicting carriages lined up outside the Hobbs shop in Ashburnham

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Hobbs Forge sign with decorative iron work

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Hobbs retail shop building at front of Hobbs forge

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

Hobbs shop with two forms of decorative iron work: the white iron is more functional, the black iron more decorative but especially, employs a free form design

AG Welding; Norman Hobbs; Larry Niikwartey Quarartey; Worcester County

2000-06-23

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