Object number
61/141
Description
This is a singeing lamp, a brass hand tool used to trim horse's hair, used as an alternative to clippers. It consists of a brass handle and flat semi-circular head, with a long wick along the top. This singeing lamp was used used at Prospect House, Hamsterley, in County Durham, where carriage horses were kept until 1914.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'SINGEING LAMP // Prospect Ho. Hamsterley, Co. Durham; carriage horses were kept at this house until 1914. // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6049.tif - High resolution image
