David Beasley, Librarian, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Cambridgeshire Archives for permission to reproduce their archives
Katie Cavanagh, Stockport Hat Works. Photos of planking kettle, hatter’s bow and hatters’ blocks courtesy of the Stockport Hat Works and Stockport Metropolitan Museum
Nancy Cawthorne for her knowledge of the saddle and harness industry and fabulous suggestions
Simon Grant-Jones, blacksmith
Dr Miles Lambert, Senior Curator, Gallery of Costume, Manchester Art Gallery
The National Archives and British Library for researching and answering my strange questions
Geraint Parfitt, clogmaker
Rebecca Shawcross, Shoe Resources Officer, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery, for reading and revising Chapter 8. Any mistakes are mine
Robert Spurrett for reading through the manuscript and helpful suggestions.