Número del objeto
61/141
Descripción
This is a singeing lamp, a brass hand tool used to trim horse's hair, used as an alternative to clippers. It consists of a brass handle and flat semi-circular head, with a long wick along the top. This singeing lamp was used used at Prospect House, Hamsterley, in County Durham, where carriage horses were kept until 1914.
Historia del archivo
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'SINGEING LAMP // Prospect Ho. Hamsterley, Co. Durham; carriage horses were kept at this house until 1914. // [pencil sketch]'
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Documento digital
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6049.tif - High resolution image
