Object number
85/35
Description
A mortice knife with a triangular blade at one end and a hammer at the other. It was used by the donor’s father, Henry John Knight (1909–1963) a hurdle-maker from Silchester Common, Hampshire. The triangular blade was used to cut mortices in the heads when making hurdles, and the hammer end used to knock out the piece of wood. The donor’s grandfather, Harry John Knight, was also a hurdle-maker.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: KNIFE, Mortise // Accession number: 85/35 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.5.85 // Description: This mortice knife is similar to 85/34 but it has a hammer end for knocking out the loose piece of wood after cutting. // The handle has rotted // Dimensions: Length of blade: 26.0 cm // Associated information: See 85/25 for details about user. [Used by Henry John Knight (1909–1963) hurdlemaker of Heathcote, Silchester Common, Hants. (father of Mr Knight the donor) // Grandfather was Harry John Knight, hurdlemaker and thatcher of Calleva Cottage, Silchester.] // References: See 85/34 [ERL Library 5850 R. A. Salaman “Dictionary of Tools” p.244]’
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