University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
66/241
Description
A barking iron, used for stripping bark from logs. It consists of a flat iron blade with a long socket for fixing a handle. It was found buried beneath a building in Lincolnshire.
Physical description
1 barking iron: metal [iron]; fair condition
Object name
Iron, barking
Material
Metal, iron
Associated subject
PROCESSING : wood processing
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8259.tif - High resolution image