66/324

A pair of blacksmithing pincers, used by blacksmiths and farriers for pulling out nails. They belonged to Mr Dommett of Fenny Bridges, Devon, who retired circa 1960.

1 pair of pincers: iron [bedly rusted]

MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 5 March 2014 – The Burne-Jones collection of thatching and other tools was put together by the donor while living in Membury, Devon, some time prior to 1966. She had planned to open a private museum. The tools came from the workshop of Mr Spiller, a thatcher from Yarcombe, Devon, and were in regular use until his death in 1962. He had thatched in the area his whole life, and his widow passed on his tools. By 1966 the donor had moved to Oxfordshire and no longer had room for the Collection so donated it to MERL., MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ – ‘PINCERS – Smith // 66/324 // CRAFTS Metal // ... // Formerly belonged to Mr Dommett, Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon, who retired about 1960. // [pencil drawing] // Metal – badly rusted.'