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64/215
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This basketwork fire hose strainer, also known as a ‘balloon’, comes from Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire. It is a tall, narrow, round basket which widens sharply at the top and is made of kubu cane. Fire strainers were placed on the end of the hose of a fire engine to strain the water, which was often taken from a nearby pond and therefore contained debris.
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1 strainer basket: cane; good condition
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MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: STRAINER (Fire hose, basketwork) J. Harrison // Acc. No.: 64/215 // Group: SOCIETY – Protection – fire // Neg. no.: 60/5936 // Place of origin: Huntingdonshire // Period in use: Present // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Cane. // Shape and construction: see 64/211 // Dimensions: 38 x 28 x 21 cm (height x diam. at top x diam. at bottom) // Use: // Dialect names: Balloon // Distribution: // Additional notes:', MERL miscellaneous note – A member of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers visiting in May 2019 noted that such strainers are also called 'stroms'.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5936.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_215_cob.tif - High resolution image
