Catalogue

Interview
229, DW400/024
David Wood Collection

Speaker: Mason, Arthur (Snowy), - , Interviewee, Male, Baker; Royal Air Force service;
Speaker: Wood, D., Interviewer, Male

Summary of interview item: Describes in details working in local bakehouse while still at school. Recalls working for the local baker, in Stoke Golding, A.H. Hunter from 1937. Gives details of making deliveries and the making of bread by traditional methods including the problems experienced in winter and summer baking. Recalls the arrival of an electric mixer 'The Gilbert' Mentions service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Describes his innovations in speeding up the bread making process and taking over the business in 1951. Talks about the difference in the end product due to different types of machinery and cooking methods. Describes the cleaning of the one hundred year old ovens.
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Marital Status: Married, Children:
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Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Stoke Golding
Periods Covered: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s,
Language: English

Recording Date: 10/10/1994
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Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: D. Wood
Summary: No
Transcription: Yes
Copies: yes
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