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68/136
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A mortice knife, used instead of a chisel to cut mortices. It has a triangular blade at one end and a chisel-shaped blade at the other. It is part of the Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment.
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The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form – ‘MORTISE KNIFE / MORTISE // 68/136 // CRAFTS Wood // SHARP COLLECTION // Iron. Wood // [pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8932.tif - High resolution image
