Object number
96/97
Description
A hand-operated adjustable washer cutter, a plumbing tool for cutting out leather washers. It has a brace for turning the cutting bar.
A hand-operated adjustable washer cutter, a plumbing tool for cutting out leather washers. It has a brace for turning the cutting bar.
Physical description
1 washer cutter: metal; good condition: some rust
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: WASHER CUTTER // Accession number: 96/97 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.6.97 // Description: A hand operated washer cutter. The cutting bar is attached to a brace which is used to turn the bar. The central pin and the cutting blade are missing but the sliding bar and screws are present. // Dimensions: Length of cutting bar: 17.0 cm // Height of brace: 24.0 cm // Associated information: Brought to the museum with other tools by the donor. These were sorted and some kept for use in the workshop. // Only this tool has been accessioned’
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