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  • Object number
    81/17
  • Description
    Double pointed steel awl used in making leather boots. From a cobbler in Thatcham, rescued from a refuse tip.
    A double pointed steel awl with a beech handle used in making leather boots. It belonged to a cobbler in Thatcham, and was rescued by the donor from a refuse tip.
  • Physical description
    1 awl: metal, wood
  • Archival history
    This and other tools (81/16-81/19) belonged to Mr Rivers, a cobbler on High Street, Thatcham, and was rescued by EJT Collins from Thatcham Refuse tip.
  • Object name
    Awl
  • Material
    Metal, Wood
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : leather-working
    Boot and shoe making
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