Objektnummer
2002/19/3
Beskrivelse
This 'Burton' or 'English' style hoop driver was used by Horace Dines (1905-1988) during his cooper's apprenticeship at Meux, a London brewery. Mr Dines was later head cooper at Simmons of Reading and head manager at Courage Central. Hoop Drivers are used for driving hoops over the outside of a cask. This hoop driver is ringed with metal at the top to stop it splitting from hammer blows and has a groove along the nose to prevent it from slipping off the hoop.'
Fysisk beskrivelse
1 hoop driver: wood, metal
Arkivhistorik
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'COOPER'S TOOLS // Description // 5 Cooper's tools: // 1 compass (2002/19/1) // 2 hoop drivers (2002/19/2+3) // 1 timber scribe (2002/19/14) // 1 box scraper plane (2002/19/5) // See attached sheet for separate details. // ... Associated information // Used by Horace Dines (b.1905-d.1988) during his cooper's apprenticeship at Meux (London brewers). // In 1947 he became head cooper at Simmons of Reading. // He then became head manager of Courage Central. Retired in 1970 // See also Acc. No. 2002/20 and 2002/21 for two sample casks made by apprentices at Simmons and deposited by Mr. Dines along with these tools.', MERL miscellaneous note - 'COOPER'S TOOLS 2002/19/1-5 // [pencil sketch] // HOOP DRIVER 2002/19/3 // Wooden stock ringed with metal at top to protect from hammer blows; wedge shaped metal head with groove along nose to prevent slipping off hoop; inscribed on side of head 'No 2'. // 23 x 6cm (length x max. width)', Photocopy of library item [Salaman, R. A. 'Dictionary of Tools used in the woodworking and allied trades c. 1700-1970', p.162] - 'Hoop Drive ... // A wedge-shaped tool used by coopers for driving hoops over the outside of a cask. Most of them are grooved at the nose to prevent them from slipping off the hoop. The wooden handles are often ringed with iron to prevent splitting under the heavy blows from the Cooper's Hammer. Varieties include: // 1. Burton Driver (English Driver). A wedge-shaped steel shoe, groved at the bottom, and socketed to take a wooden stock, usually of beech, ringed at the top. (The sketch shows a home-made handle in a Burton-type shoe).'
Produktionsdato
1925-01-01 - 1974-12-31
Produktionsperiode
Mid-twentieth century
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