رقم الكائن
67/36
الوصف
A bodkin is a tool used by basketmakers for a variety of jobs, from opening out the weave to insert a rod or handle, to putting stakes in at the bottom, and therefore come in a many different sizes according to the work. This is a shell bodkin, used for leading one rod or bow down into the weaving of a basket or hamper. It is a long, curved, gouge-shaped tool with a steel point and an ash handle. This one was used by the donor and his father - a family of basketmakers from London - and is believed to date from the 1880s.
الوصف المادي
1 bodkin: metal, wood
تاريخ أرشيفي
This is a part of a small collection of basketmaking tools (67/32-67/40) used by the donor (William Brown), his father (James 'Joe' Brown, who worked for G. W. Scott and Sons, a basketmaking firm in London) and grandfather. Mr William Brown gives his address as the London Association for the Blind, which had a factory in Peckham and which employed blind men in the manufacture of baskets, knitting needles and injection moulded plastics., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BODKIN (shell) // Acc. No.: 67/36 // Group: CRAFTS. WOOD BASKETS // Neg. no.: 60/8580 // Place of origin: London // Period in use: 20th century // DESCRIPTION // Materials: metal/steel and brass, wood/ash // User: Wm. [William] Brown // Shape and construction: Steel point & ash handle. Brass ferrule. Long curved blade like a pointed gouge. // Dimensions: L. [length] blade: 9” L. [length] handle 3 1/2” // Use: For putting handle bows into baskets. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: see also 63/553.'
التاريخ
1880 - 1967
اسم الكائن
مادة
وثيقة خارجية
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8580.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\67_36_cob.tif - High resolution image