N° d'objet
62/83
Description
This awl was used by a saddler and cobbler in Yattendon, Berkshire, who had worked there from 1901 until the early 1960s. Various types of awl were used by saddlers to make holes in leather prior to stitching.
Description physique
1 awl: metal spike and ferrule: wooden handle
Historique d'archive
Letter, Miss F. Palmer to Mr Higgs, 2nd May 1962 - 'Our village Saddler + cobbler Mr Burnham has just died. He had had the shop here since 1901 and his father was also a saddler in Reading...'
Date
1901 - 1962
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4780.tif - High resolution image
