Numero oggetto
2006/50/4
Creatore
Descrizione
This is an unfinished rake head, made by Trevor Austin at Smeeth, Kent. It has no tines, but has 17 tine holes drilled. It was made and purchased as part of the Filming Rural Crafts project.
Descrizione fisica
unfinished rake head: wood
Storico archivio
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.'
Luogo di produzione
Smeeth
Data
2006 - 2006
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