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68/154
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a thatching needle, used to secure the bunches of straw to the roof and to each other with twine (often tarred to keep the mice away). It has a T-handle and an eye at the pointed end. It came to the Museum as part of the Sharp Collection.
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1 thatcher's needle: metal; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘NEEDLE // Crafts straw thatch // SHARP COLLECTION // iron/wood [pencil drawing].’
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8972.tif - High resolution image
