Objectnummer
54/105
Beschrijving
The brake is a basketmaking tool used for stripping the bark from a willow rod. This brake consists of a single rod of iron bent halfway to make two prongs which is set into a wooden post. The brake is set in the ground and the worker stands and pulls the rods one by one through the brake, peeling off. The brake is used throughout willow-growing areas, although the styles vary.
Fysieke kenmerken
1 brake: metal (iron); wood
Archiefgeschiedenis
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BRAKE // Acc. No.: 54/105 // Group: CRAFTS. WOOD: baskets // Neg. no.: 60/7802 // Place of origin: Hants [Hampshire] // Period in use: Pre-1945 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: metal/Iron, Wood // Shape and construction: Iron rod bent halfway to make two prongs. The whole set into a wooden post & held by screw, bolt & wing nut. // Dimensions: Brake. 22 1/2” long. Wooden stand 59” // Use: Peeling willows. The post is usually set in the ground & the worker stands & pulls or twists the rods one by one through the brake when the bark comes off in strips. See 53/639. // Dialect names: // Distribution: General in osier-growing areas. The shape varies slightly. // Additional notes:'
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