vox Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Drama documentary about the lives of some of the women who worked as buffers, polishing cutlery and silver in Sheffield. Filmed in old cutlery works and domestic settings the film follows a group of buffers from 1928 to the present. Includes archive footage and songs. Video on Youtube It's in 5 parts. The next one is linked on the right hand side under Related Videos I remember the buffers wearing brown paper in the 60's when I was in the works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 See also this thread. Hope you don't mind, I corrected the title Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 See also this thread. Hope you don't mind, I corrected the title Hugh Doh!! - And I did a search before I posted. I thought it must have been mentioned before. Obviously didn't search hard enough. Ta :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Spoon and fork buffing shop, Walker and Hall, Ltd., Electro Works, Eyre Street. t09081 Cutlery manufacture, Buffer Girls. Postcard postmarked 1907.s10183 Buffer Girls from Viners Ltd. a05094 Nellie Hutton (1915-1983) (nee Raynes formerly Shipman) is second right; Gertrude Gregory (1914-1976) is first right. See image a05095 for Nellie's husband, George. Buffer Girls at Mappin and Webb, Royal Works, silver and electro platers, Queen's Road. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;u03653&pos=39&action=zoom&id=39192 Buffer Girl, Mrs K. Birkinshaw of Roberts and Belk Ltd., silversmiths, Furnival Works, Furnival Street electro plate manufacturers, Broomhall Street and Clarence Street. 8th April 1975. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s42809&pos=31&action=zoom&id=84537 Buffer Girls at Viners Ltd., electro plate manufacturers, Broomhall Street and Clarence Street. u10670 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 On 31/05/2009 at 09:41, vox said: Drama documentary about the lives of some of the women who worked as buffers, polishing cutlery and silver in Sheffield. Filmed in old cutlery works and domestic settings the film follows a group of buffers from 1928 to the present. Includes archive footage and songs. Video on Youtube It's in 5 parts. The next one is linked on the right hand side under Related Videos I remember the buffers wearing brown paper in the 60's when I was in the works. Dixons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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