Object number
62/109
Collection
Description
Edge shave used by a saddler and cobbler in Yattendon. Edge shaves are used in leatherwork to chamfer the edge of a finished piece of leather.
This edge shave was used by a saddler and cobbler in Yattendon, Berkshire, who had worked there from 1901 until the early 1960s. Edge shaves are used in leatherwork to chamfer the edge of a finished piece of leather.
Physical description
1 edge shave: wood, metal
Archival history
Letter, Miss F. Palmer to Mr Higgs, 2nd May 1962 - 'Our village Saddler + cobbler Mr Burnham has just died. He had had the shop here since 1901 and his father was also a saddler in Reading...'
Production date
1901 - 1962
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