Object number
65/345
Description
A stonemason’s comb, also known as a ‘drag’, is used to produce a finished, serrated surface on soft stone. This steel comb is triangular in shape, and each of the edges is toothed. It was used by a mason named Elton from Stalham, Norfolk, who died in 1945.
Physical description
1 stone comb: steel
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form – ‘CRAFTS Stone // COMB // 65/345 // Neg. 60/7229 // ... // Formerly in possession of mas [mason] – Elton of Stalham d.1945 – business now run by his former apprentice Perfitt. // Steel – three toothed edges.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7229.tif - High resolution image
