University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
61/87
Description
This is a peat knife, a knife designed for cutting and harvesting peat. This knife is made of iron and has a socket to attach to a handle. It was used in Weardale, County Durham.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'PEAT KNIFE // Harvesting - Peat // From Weardale, Co. Durham. // [pencil sketch]'
Object name
Knife, peat
Associated subject
EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING : extraction
Peat
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4106.tif - High resolution image