Objektnummer
52/182
Beskrivelse
This is a straw rope twister, a tool used by two people for making rope from straw. Nothing is known of its origin, though it was thought by the donor to be 75-100 years old at the time of acquisition in 1952.
Fysisk beskrivelse
1 Twister: iron/wood
Arkivhistorik
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ The handle at the end is made of a piece of wood bent over so that there is a loop at the end and the 2 sides are held together at each end by wire. The handle on the centre part also seems to be made of 2 rounded pieces of wood held together in the same way. See also 51/20 M. //
Produktionsdato
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Produktionsperiode
Mid-nineteenth century
Objektnavn
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