Object number
68/136
Collection
Description
A mortice knife, used instead of a chisel to cut mortices. It has a triangular blade at one end and a chisel-shaped blade at the other. It is part of the Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment.
Archival history
The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form – ‘MORTISE KNIFE / MORTISE // 68/136 // CRAFTS Wood // SHARP COLLECTION // Iron. Wood // [pencil drawing].’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8932.tif - High resolution image
