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60/86/1-6
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These six hazel thatching spars came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Each consists of a split wooden rod which has been sharpened to a point at each end and twisted in the centre into a staple shape. Spars are used to hold thatch in place when attaching new layers of thatch to an existing roof.
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6 spars: wood [hazel]; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5634.tif - High resolution image
