Supply and demand factors have ruled societies since time immemorial Looking within this category we can find examples of both of these criteria working to decide which have short or long life cycles.
- Woolen Industry. The Crombie mill story 200 years of the industry in Aberdeen.
- Paper Industry. Take a trip around Taits paper mill in Inverurie. Find out how paper was made and where its raw materials were sourced, handled and processed.
- Joinery Industry. Two examples of the old joiners shop and the tasks which the joiner performed for the community. Hear a 85 year old joiner tell his story of the past.
- Blacksmith. Industry. This feature captures the skill and engineering competence of a man who had the expertise within his hands and eye. His expertise could produce identical horse shoes without using an measurement tool. The affinity with the horse the metal and the forge all are important to this highly skilled member of the community. The story of the blacksmiths shop as a meeting place for most men in the district.
- Foundry Industry. This once prolific industry found in Aberdeen is captured prior to the demolition of the premises. Included in the footage are the internal layout of the foundry, the patters and moulds of engineering requirement of the late 1800s.
- The fishing industry, as above.
- Farming through the ages. This looks at farming from 1890s to today.