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Lench’s Oliver Shop at The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands.
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’ such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Old, battered, worn, loved - Dog leash wall hook - always ready for a quick trip to the seaside or the woods.
A quiet reminder of who really rules the house.
Ella was always ready for her walk. No matter what the weather, she would always get excited when I reached for the lead and said the magic word "Walkies".
She didn't care about torrential rain; she would pounce into the snow and bite great mouthfuls of it; she swam at every opportunity; she ran and hunted down scents in the hot sun; she ran off into dense fog and kept re-appearing to make sure I was still around. If there were hailstones, she hunkered down and just carried on walking. A dog for all seasons.
At the moment, since losing Ella in January, I am "dogless", but when the time is right, I will have another.
It won't be long as I have always had dogs, so when it feels right, I'll have one again.
My life overlapped with Ella's for 13 years and "The Pleasure was all Mine".
Week 6/52 - Dog theme
Handcrafted, colorful tiles of birds perched in a tree is grouted into the upcycled wooden frame painted black, with 5 beautiful ceramic knobs lined up at the bottom making this beautiful art and wall decoration while also acting as a home organizer, holding your accessories in a designated place off the floor, such as leashes, scarves, and hats.
Adding to this design, I made them perched on some branches and added leaves. Each tile has a " rope " design all around the edges to complete this natured themed design.
I color coordinated the 5 knobs to best bring out and to match the tiles color
Hardware applied to the back for easy hanging.
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• High fire ceramic clay
• Glaze
• Wood frame
• Ceramic knobs
• Grout
Dimensions:
• Approx. 2" W x 17.5" H x 20" L
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Lench’s Oliver Shop at The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands.
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’ such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
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Lench’s Oliver Shop at The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands.
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’ such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
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info@boxspo.com
+92 300 6163008
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This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
Cogs and gears - must have some kind of use for something.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
Sluice gear - usually near a canal.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
Cogs and gears - must have some kind of use for something.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
A couple of boiler cylinders.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Shed at the end.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
An object called Hercules made by Samuel Platt Ltd, Wednesbury.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Looks like chimney pots.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
More chimney pots close up. And other items.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Sign pointing the way to the Oliver Shop.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
Objects and items from outside the Oliver Shop (to the left of it).
Gates to the scrapyard.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.
This is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands.
The museum was established in 1975, and the first buildings moved here in 1976. Since then a 26 acre site has been developed, with the unique conditions of living and working in the Black Country from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.
It is off Tipton Road in Dudley.
This is Lench’s Oliver Shop
Originally built around 1910 by the 'odd worker' Onan Lowe, the Oliver Shop was subsequently taken over in the 1930s by TW Lench of Blackheath, the major nut and bolt manufacturer, to respond to requests for ‘specials’ from customers.
Here the oliversmiths worked at the ten hearths to forge a variety of small wrought iron items known in the Black Country as ‘oddwork’such as pipe clamps, wall hooks and special bolts.
An underground pipe system fed a blast of air to the ten hearths each with an oliver hammer and a treadle operated forging hammer fitted with a pair of shaped tools which enabled the oliversmith to make a wide variety of fittings.
If none of the tools were suitable for making the order the smith would hand craft a new pair.
Demand for oddwork declined after World War II but three oliversmiths were still working at Lench’s until 1979.
Inside the Oliver Shop. Where all the items were made.
Sign - What is an Oliver?
All part of Thomas William Lench Ltd.