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53/7
Description
This flail, a hand tool used for threshing, resembles the type common in Essex, but nothing specific is known of its origins.
This flail, a hand tool used for threshing, resembles the type common in Essex, but nothing specific is known of its origins. The hand staff is made of ash, the swingel is made of yew and is bound with a thick piece of hide, and the flail-hinging is also made of hide.
Physical description
1 flail; wood: [ash and yew]; leather and hide; good condition: though has worm holes
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