N° d'objet
2023/112
Description
The brake is a basketmaking tool used for stripping the bark from a willow rod to produce white or buff willow. This brake is made of wood and metal. The two metal rods are wedged with a block of wood. The metal tips curve outwards and the inside is lined with two metal rods. It was probably used by willow strippers in the basket making industry in Stoke Saint Gregory, Somerset.
Description physique
1 willow brake: metal, wood
Historique d'archive
Email from Donor to MERL, 3 April 2023 - 'Late 19th century/early 20th century - used in withy and basket making industry in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset'
Nom d'objet
Matériel
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