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Against the Grain - The Little Mestors of Sheffield - BBC Sounds

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Against the Grain

The Little Mestors of SheffieldThe Little Mestors of Sheffield

Released On: 11 Jan 1990

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Cutlery making survives in Sheffield through a legion of small family firms

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