Numero oggetto
65/147
Descrizione
A thatching needle is used to secure the bunches of straw to the roof and to each other with twine (often tarred to keep the mice away). This needle belonged to a hurdle-maker named Holdway, who died in 1965 aged 80.
Descrizione fisica
1 needle: metal; good condition
Storico archivio
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form – ‘NEEDLE 65/147 // Crafts – Straw – Thatch // ... // [pencil drawing].’
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6384.tif - High resolution image
