Numero oggetto
51/47
Descrizione
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 spoke shave was used by a Windsor chairmaker for shaving down chair seats.
Descrizione fisica
1 spokeshave: wood; metal; good condition
Storico archivio
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/47 // NAME: SPOKE SHAVE // NEG NO.: 35/73 // STORAGE: P. Ex. [Permanent Exhibition] Wheelwright.'
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Materiale
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_73.tif - High resolution image
