in av ian ▁example ▁and ▁they ▁sought ▁ways ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁ideas ▁and ▁methods ▁they ▁had ▁witness ed ▁into ▁L ut on ▁Museum . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁a ▁rural ▁industry ▁gallery ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Ward own ▁designed ▁on ▁Sc and in av ian ▁principles ▁with ▁built - in ▁cases ▁and ▁fre est and ing ▁exhib its . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ’ s ▁annual ▁report ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁described ▁L ut on ▁as ▁being ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁that ▁was ▁rapidly ▁being ▁transformed , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁many ▁rural ▁craft s ▁was ▁im min ent . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁immediately ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁B ags ha we ▁under to ok ▁a ▁system atic ▁search ▁of ▁Bed ford shire ▁villages ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁the ▁surv iving ▁craft s ▁folk . ▁He ▁interview ed ▁them ▁and ▁acquired ▁arte fact s ▁from ▁them . ▁ ▁B ags ha we ▁also ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁notes , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁and ▁carefully ▁class ified ▁them ▁all ▁using ▁the ▁Royal ▁Anth rop ological ▁Instit utes ▁British ▁Eth n ography ▁Comm itte es ▁system . ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁collection ▁greater ▁detail ▁than ▁was ▁typical ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁his ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁books ▁on ▁agricult ure , ▁local ▁tr ades , ▁craft s ▁and ▁related ▁topics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁B ags