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51/259
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This twister was used to turn straw or hay into rope. It was used on Hill Top Fruit Farm in Ledbury, Herefordshire, in the 1870s. It consists of a metal rod shaped like a crank with two wooden handles, one for holding it and one for turning, and a hook at one end.
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1 twister: metal and wood; good condition.
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MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘twister, straw rope // DATE ACQUIRED: August 1951 // GROUP: Crafts - straw - rope // NEGATIVE: 35/580 // PERIOD: c. 1870 // PLACE OF ORIGIN: Presented by [...] Hill Top Fruit Farm, Ledbury, Herefordshire // NUMBER: 51/259 // DESCRIPTION: This straw rope twister was used on Hill Top Fruit Farm about 80 years ago. It consists of a metal rod shaped like a crank with two wooden handles, one for holding it and one for turning. There is a hook at one end for the straw or hay. The twister measures 17 inches in length. // see also 51/20 M'
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1870-01-01 - 1879-12-31
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1870s
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_580.tif - High resolution image