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A cooper and his assistants making waterbutts and barrels for wine and beer. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Bransby Blake Cooper: he is attacked by a man holding a giant lancet, representing the Lancet (medical journal). Coloured etching by "Dicky Fubs" [H. Heath?], 1828.

Three coopers working to repair barrels in a German monastery cellar are served with tankards of beer. Etching by Carl Vaditz after Eduard Grützner.

Three men are making barrels, with the tools of their trade hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.

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Three men are making barrels, with the tools of their trade hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.

Bransby Blake Cooper: he is attacked by a man holding a giant lancet, representing the Lancet (medical journal). Coloured etching by "Dicky Fubs" [H. Heath?], 1828.

Three coopers working to repair barrels in a German monastery cellar are served with tankards of beer. Etching by Carl Vaditz after Eduard Grützner.

A cooper and his assistants making waterbutts and barrels for wine and beer. Woodcut by J. Amman.