 The cask must be heated to make it pliable so it can be bent into shape and the hoops driven on. Detail from “Basketmakers and Coopers,” by William Henry Pyne, 1769 - 1843. The British Museum, London. |
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The cask must be heated to make it pliable so it can be bent into shape and the hoops driven on. Detail from “Basketmakers and Coopers,” by William Henry Pyne, 1769 - 1843. The British Museum, London. |