Object number
61/83
Description
Twister used for making rope used in thatching. This is an iron twister with a wooden handle. It was used in Wolsingham, County Durham.
Twisters were used for making straw or hay rope used in thatching. Usually, two people were needed to make the rope: one person to feed in the straw or hay, and the other to hold the twister and walk backwards away from the feeder. The hook at one end is for the straw or hay. This is an iron twister with a wooden handle. It was used in Wolsingham, County Durham.
Physical description
1 rope twister: iron, wood
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'TWISTER (STRAW ROPE) // From Walsingham [sic], Co. Durham // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6019.tif - High resolution image
