Le Teilleur de Chanvre, 1910s
‘Le Teilleur de Chanvre’ (The Hemp Scutcher) postcard. Bresse, France 1910’s
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The Hemp Brakers, 1906
‘The Hemp Brakers’ (les Broyeuses de Chanvre) postcard. Argent-sur-Sauldre, France taken sometime before 1906 In a reproduction of the original postcard and photograph produced in 1910, the image is the same except for the Read More …
Countryside Scenes of Breaking Hemp, 1900
‘Countryside scene of women breaking hemp on a dual hemp brake while a young girl spins hemp’ (la Corrèze illustrée types et scènes champêtres broyage du chanvre), postcard from Corrèze, France early 1900
Smoothing Hemp, 1930
After braking the hemp, hemp would be smoothed with this hand and foot hemp tool. With a foot in the bottom hole to secure the tool, hemp is inserted into the top hole and pulled at an angle to crease Read More …
Women Braking Hemp, 1930’s
Women hand breaking Hemp in the family yard and hanging on clothes line, Hungary, 1930’s