Numero oggetto
51/50
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 shave was used for cleaning up circular work.
Descrizione fisica
1 spokeshave: wood; metal; good condition
Storico archivio
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/50 // NAME: SPOKE SHAVE // NEG NO.: 35/68 // STORAGE: P. Ex. [Permanent Exhibition] Wheelwright.'
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Materiale
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_68.tif - High resolution image