N° d'objet
2006/50/5
Créateur
Description
This is an unfinished rake handle, made by Trevor Austin at Smeeth, Kent. It has a rough surface. It was made and purchased as part of the Filming Rural Crafts project.
Description physique
unfinished rake handle: wood
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – '1) 1 complete hay rake in ash with metal ferrule - smooth handle (length: 1m 76cm) // 2) 1 complete hay rake in ash with metal ferrule - rough handle (length: 1m 76cm) // 3) 1 finished rake head in ash, with 17 tines // 4) 1 finished rake head, no tines, 17 holes drilled // 5) 1 unfinished rake handle, rough surface // 6) 1 finished rake handle, smooth surface // 7) to 10) - 4 rake tines, un-bevelled tips. // ... All made and purchased from the Rake Workshop, Smeeth, Kent, operated by Tervor Austin. Made as part of a MERL project funded by the DCF to document tradition craftspeople working in contemporary society.'
Lieu de création
Smeeth
Date
2006 - 2006
Nom d'objet
Matériel
