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65/25
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a posser, which is used to mix laundry when hand washing. This posser was used at Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, c. 1880.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 clothes posser: wood; good condition- handle replaced at one time
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘POSSER // Domestic- Cleaning- Laundering // 65/25 // Dr. Holt, Chemistry Dept., The University, Reading // See Recording Form. Used c1880 at Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, and was bought from a local market. It is made of wood, and the handle has been damaged at some time and replaced. The metal analogue which was commonly used in this century was called a ponchion // 20x28 (diameter x height) bottom painted white, plain straight handle, 5 holes around side of case.’
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1875-01-01
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14330.tif - High resolution image
