Object number
51/146
Collection
Description
This paring knife was used for trimming the untidy ends of straw at the bottom of new thatch after the yealms (prepared bundles of thatch like a roof tile) have been laid and fastened to the roof. It has a wooden handle and a curved iron blade and is used with a sawing action.
Physical description
1 paring knife: wood and metal [iron]; fair condition
Archival history
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/146 // NAME: THATCHER'S KNIFE // NEG NO.: 35/218 // STORAGE: '
Object name
Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_231.tif - High resolution image
