Object number
61/151
Description
This is a farrier's knife with a bone handle and steel blade. Farriers use knives to trim off dead horn and to clean the underside of the hoof in preparation for attaching a new shoe. It was used at Hollins Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire.
Physical description
1 knife: steel blade; bone handle
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'KNIFE (FARRIER'S) // From Hollins' Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire. // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4121.tif - High resolution image
