▁p ict orial ▁v ign ette . ▁Sh aped ▁ro ds ▁and ▁sli vers ▁of ▁wood ▁were ▁first ▁carefully ▁gl ued ▁together , ▁then ▁cut ▁into ▁many ▁thin ▁s lices ▁of ▁identical ▁p ict orial ▁v ene er ▁with ▁a ▁fine ▁saw . ▁El abor ately ▁strip ed ▁and ▁fe ather ed ▁band ings ▁for ▁fr aming ▁were ▁pre - formed ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Tun bridge ▁w are ▁in ▁the ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Museum ▁and ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁famous ▁mak ers ▁of ▁Tun bridge ▁w are ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁area ▁of ▁Kent ; ▁their ▁most ▁notable ▁work ▁was ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁mak ers ▁of ▁Tun bridge ▁w are , ▁in ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁were ▁the ▁Bur rows ▁family , ▁and ▁Fen ner ▁and ▁Co . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁around ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁James ▁Bur rows ▁invent ed ▁a ▁technique ▁of ▁creating ▁m osa ics ▁from ▁wooden ▁t ess era e . ▁Henry ▁H oll amb y , ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁the ▁Bur rows ▁family , ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁Tun bridge ▁w are , ▁employ ing ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁N