Object number
61/204
Description
A thatching needle, found in Ambrose Barn at Ambrose Yard, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire. It may be a hay trussing needle.
This is a thatching needle. It is 33 inches long, with an eye at one end and a small 'U'-shaped fork at the other end. It was found in Ambrose Barn at Ambrose Yard, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire. It may be a hay trussing needle.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'NEEDLE (THATCHER'S) // Found in Ambrose Barn, Ambrose Yard, Wyld Court Fm., Hampstead Norris, Berkshire. [insert] ? is this a hay trussing needle? (B.L.) [end insert] // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5643.tif - High resolution image
