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This is a side rake, a thatching tool used as a large comb for combing thatch on houses, but not on hay ricks. It consists of a long piece of wood with metal tines protruding from the side at one end. It was used by two thatchers in Watlington, Oxfordshire.
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Thatcher's rake: wood; metal
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4885.tif - High resolution image