[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
68/90/1
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a strickle and horn. The strickle was a Welsh tool for sharpening scythe and sickle blades, especially in areas where there was no sandstone to make whetstones. It is made of a piece of wood, shaped like a small bat, and would be smeared with pig fat, onto which pepper sand would be smeared and mixed. The greasing fat was kept in the horn [68/90/2]. This process was generally repeated three times a day at meal times.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 strickle: oak; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL Recording form - ‘Name of Object: STRICKLE and HORN // Name and Address of Owner: R.M. Davies, Mr Micro, Maidstone, Kent // 7th Sept 1968 // Who used it: William Morris, Bronllys, Brecon, farm worker // When was it used: c. 1910 // Where was it used: Lower Prthamd, Bronllys // From what materials is the object made: Oak, Horn // Is it corroded or broken or damaged in any way: Strickle- end broken handle chipped, Horn- woodworm in oak base // wood bung with ‘P’ engraved on it [pencil drawing].’
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1910 - 1910
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9535.tif - High resolution image
