The photograph shows John Brian Williams making chains.

The photograph shows chainmakers and hearths.

The photograph shows chainmaker Vernon Bloomer working on a stud chain.

The shop was re-quipped by the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. The photograph shows Clarrie Johnson demonstrating how to make chains during a visit by Mayor Councillor Dennis Harty.

The photograph shows Mayor Councillor Dennis Harty having a go at chainmaking, with Clarrie Johnson alongside.

Business in the chainmaking trade was being generated by North Sea oil. The photograph shows chainmaker Isaiah Preston with a master link assembly.

Chainmaker Laurence Harris had carried on his family’s tradition by working at the firm for 61 years, for which he was rewarded with a television set.

The photograph shows Councillor Lucy Hingley with a group of children rehearsing for the custom of ringing the anvil at the May Day parade. Frank Billingham of the Black Country Chainmakers Society is mentioned.

The photograph shows Graham Wallett (left) and Ian Scrivens with a brass link chain made for a mosque.

The firm, along with Wellman Furnaces, Horseley Bridge Unit of NEI Thompson and Albright & Wilson won a Queen’s Award to Industry for outstanding achievements in exporting or technology. The photograph shows David Timmington.