Tin cans, cutlery and sewing

Arts & Ideas

BBC

Society & Culture

4.2 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

How sewing machines wrecked sewing. Why people mistrusted tin cans. What the invention of stainless steel had to do with the military. New research into the impact of industrialisation on materials like tin, steel and sewing machines is shared by the academics Chris Corker from the University of York, Lindsay Middleton from the University of Glasgow, and Serena Dyer who teaches at De Montfort University. Chris Harding hosts the conversation.

Producer: Tim Bano

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