Object number
74/153
Creator
Description
This cow tie is made from hemp with a hazel eye at one end. 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 hazel eye at one end. 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_12325.tif - High resolution image
