Born in Sheffield in 1927, Ken Hawley's contribution to Sheffield's industrial history has been remarkable. A simple respect for what many thought of as redundant, has become a collection in excess of 70,000 items...

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Born in Sheffield in 1927, Ken Hawley's contribution to Sheffield's industrial history has been remarkable. A simple respect for what many thought of as redundant, has become a collection in excess of 70,000 items, including 2,000 joiners planes, 1,000 table knives, 260 micrometers, 50 anvils, 4,000 catalogues and thousands of associated documents.

The motivation behind the collection was always, in Ken's words, 'the enquiring mind about how things are made'. Today the collection he gathered is consulted by experts from around the world.

This video includes interviews, old film footage and examples of how people worked, combined to show the human story behind the collection. 1999, 29 mins.