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In Good Hands: 250 Years of Craftsmanship at Swaine Adeney Brigg
Katherine Prior
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Hardcover. The first to tell the full story of Swaine Adeney Brigg, the makers of luxury leather goods and umbrellas, this book presents a wealth of items: Brigg umbrellas and walking sticks; Swaine & Adeney whips; Kohler hunting horns; Pendragon travel goods; and Herbert Johnson hats. Num Pages: 160 pages, 169, mostly in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KJZ; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1184. 250 Years of Craftsmanship at Swaine Adeney Brigg. 160 pages, 169, mostly in colour. The first to tell the full story of Swaine Adeney Brigg, the makers of luxury leather goods and umbrellas, this book presents a wealth of items: Brigg umbrellas and walking sticks; Swaine & Adeney whips; Kohler hunting horns; Pendragon travel goods; and Herbert Johnson hats. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; KJZ; KNDD. Dimension: 304 x 228 x 19. Weight: 1174.
How has the firm of Swaine Adeney Brigg, one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious manufacturers of leather goods and umbrellas, survived for so long? What are the ingredients of its lasting success? This book charts how the company has kept pace with the shifting needs and demands of the marketplace, seizing trading opportunities, for the most part successfully, along the way. Swaine & Adeney began as makers of driving, riding, and hunting whips, becoming whip-makers to the royal family. With the coming of the railways, horse-drawn transport was greatly reduced and demand for whips shifted away from driving accessories ... Read more
How has the firm of Swaine Adeney Brigg, one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious manufacturers of leather goods and umbrellas, survived for so long? What are the ingredients of its lasting success? This book charts how the company has kept pace with the shifting needs and demands of the marketplace, seizing trading opportunities, for the most part successfully, along the way. Swaine & Adeney began as makers of driving, riding, and hunting whips, becoming whip-makers to the royal family. With the coming of the railways, horse-drawn transport was greatly reduced and demand for whips shifted away from driving accessories ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Adamson Dist A/C
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898565093
SKU
V9781898565093
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Ref
99-2
About Katherine Prior
Katherine Prior is a freelance historian and museum consultant. She has a PhD from Cambridge University in the religious history of colonial India, and now focuses her research on the quirkier aspects of Britain's domestic and imperial history. She is the author with John Adamson of Maharajas' Jewels and the author of The Daniells: An lllustrated Journey round the World. ... Read more
Reviews for In Good Hands: 250 Years of Craftsmanship at Swaine Adeney Brigg
'Beautifully illustrated with some of its exquisite equestrian accessories ...' Horse & Hound; 'This book charts how the company adapted to changing times, including the advent of trains and motor cars and two world wars.' The British Sporting Art Trust Newsletter; 'An unusually readable company history.' Huon Mallalieu, Country Life