- Object number52/178
- DescriptionThis paring knife is made from an old scythe blade fixed into a curved wooden handle. It was used by a thatcher at High Roding (also called 'High Roothing'), Essex until the 1950s.
- Physical description1 paring knife: wood/metal
- Archival historyMERL miscellaneous note - 'It is a cumbersome, but effective tool, in the hands of an experienced man.' //
- Production date1900-01-01 - 1949-12-31
- Production periodTwentieth century, first half
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