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61/115
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This saddler's paring knife originally came from Hollins Farm, in Silverdale, Lancashire. Paring knives are used by saddlers for thinning and paring down the edges of leather. The blade, with an angle of forty-five degrees, is bound to the wooden handle with brass wire.
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1 head knife: wood; metal (steel and brass)
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'From Hollins Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire. // Wood handle, Steel blade // Bound with Brass wire.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6086.tif - High resolution image
