N° d'objet
51/50
Description
Spoke shaves were used for a variety of purposes - by wheelwrights for shaving the spokes of wagon wheels, by carpenters for smoothing tool handles and by coopers for finishing off barrel staves. This shave was used for cleaning up circular work.
Description physique
1 spokeshave: wood; metal; good condition
Historique d'archive
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/50 // NAME: SPOKE SHAVE // NEG NO.: 35/68 // STORAGE: P. Ex. [Permanent Exhibition] Wheelwright.'
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_68.tif - High resolution image