Object number
74/151
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Description
This cow tie is made from hemp with a Flemish eye at one end, constructed like a buttonhole stitch. The hemp used was probably imported from the USSR, via Baxter Bros Dundee. It was used to fasten cows in their stalls during milking.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Tie // Place of manufacture: Higher Flox Mills, Castle Cary, Somerset, Maker: T. S. Donme. 1970 // Dr D. Chapman, university of Liverpool // The cow tie is made from hemp with a Flemish eye at one end. This constructed like a buttonhole stitch. The hemp used was probably imported from the USSR, via Baxter Bros Dundee. It was used to fasten cows in their stalls during milking’
Production place
Castle Cary
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12326.tif - High resolution image
