University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
61/86
Description
This is a peat knife, a knife designed for cutting and harvesting peat. This knife is attached to the broken end of a wooden handle. It was used in County Durham.
Physical description
1 peat knife: wood
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'KNIFE // Harvesting - Peat // Co. Durham // [pencil sketch]'
Object name
Knife, peat
Material
Wood
Associated subject
EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING : extraction
Peat
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4107.tif - High resolution image