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Voices from Shropshire's farming past: Sheep Fleece
Here you can listen to memories about woolpackers in Shropshire and what fleece was used for in an early 20th-century home.
Sheep shearing Craven Arms 1932 (image)
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Sheep were normally shorn when warmer weather made the fleece "rise" with natural oils. This made it easier for the shearer and the heavier wool was more valuable. The men are using an early shearing machine powered by the man turning the wheel at the ba...
Sheep were normally shorn when warmer weather made the fleece "rise" with natural oils. This made it easier for the shearer and the heavier wool was more valuable. The men are using an early shearing machine powered by the man turning the wheel at the ba...
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