Object number
73/186
Description
A side rake used like a comb to rake out unsuitable pieces such as weeds, a process known as 'yelming' or 'gabbling'. Found in Shinford, Sussex.
This is a side rake, a thatching tool used like a comb in the preparation of straw for thatching to rake out unsuitable pieces such as weeds, a process known as 'yelming' or 'gabbling'. This example was found in Shinford, Sussex.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Side rake // Crafts straw thatch // Place found- Sussex Shinford // Source- Mr S. F. Baldock, Shinford, Sussex // Description: Wooden pole; round cross section. 9 iron teeth or spikes fixed through wood in a row, 7 cm apart’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11605.tif - High resolution image
