Object number
59/451
Description
This rake was used to bring the wetted straw to the feet of the thatcher before he climbed the ladder. It came from Over in Cambridgeshire.
This rake, a thatching tool, was used to bring the wetted straw to the feet of the thatcher before he climbed the ladder up the roof. It has a rough wooden handle and a two-tined metal head. It came from Over in Cambridgeshire.
Physical description
rake: metal, wood
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note – ‘Ref. C. A. J. [Charles Andrew Jewell] visit to Cambridgeshire in November 1959 // Objects for Accessioning [59/449–453] // brought by C. A. J. belong to Mr. Dodson of OVER, Cambridgeshire, and were brought by Mr. E. J. Pepworth [Papworth], 5 Station Road, Over, from whom further information can be obtained…’
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