Inventarnummer
89/9/2
Beschreibung
This is a strickle that is made of horn with a wooden base and lid. The lid is attached by a leather thong. Also the strickle contains a dried up piece of tallow. It is also has an inscription on it; ‘J E 1864’, which may refer to its date of production. The tallow contained in the horn was spread on a piece of wood which was dipped into the silver sand and used to sharpen scythes. The object was used by the donor's grandfather at Tower Hill, near Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 strickle horn: horn, wood, leather
Datum
1864 - 1864
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