Background
Recorded at Walsall Lock and Cart Gear Ltd., one of the earliest worker's co-operative firms, this tape follows Tom Evans, the last hame maker in Britain, making a pair of "show hames".

Hames are a vital part of a horse's harness, transferring the load from the traces to the collar.

To make these intricately curved pieces of brass from a flat sheet is a fascinating demonstration of the metal working skills that made the Midlands famous as the Workshop of the World.