Número del objeto
77/312
Descripción
This is a shearing hook, a thatching tool used for cleaning down the face of finished work. It consists of a curved steel blade which tapers towards the tip, and a wooden handle with plastic tape wrapped around it. The hook belonged to a thatcher on the Dorset-Wiltshire border.
Descripción física
1 shearing hook: metal (steel); wood
Historia del archivo
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – 'Hook, shearing // steel and wood // plastic tape wrapped around handle // W. B. Howell. Donhead Shaftsbury'
Nombre del objeto
Material
Documento digital
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13847.tif - High resolution image
