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  • Object number
    53/566
  • Description
    Cutting off table used in brickmaking. A long bar of extruded clay would be cut into bricks using vertical wires.
    This cutting off table was used in brickmaking. It has seven pegs in the top. A long bar of extruded clay would be cut into bricks using vertical wires. The Museum holds very little information about the origins or use of this cutting table.
  • Physical description
    1 cutting off table; wood, metal; good condition
  • Archival history
    MERL miscellaneous note - 'V. similar to 53/565 but with 7 pegs in the top... instead of 6. 20" [?] but otherwise much the same size, though a trifle smaller.'
  • Object name
    Cutting off table
  • Material
    Wood, Metal
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : clay-working
    Brick and tile making
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_340.tif - High resolution image
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