University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
2007/6
Description
Knife used by Sam Fisher, a Derbyshire skep-maker whose family were skep-makers for several generations. It has a slightly curved blade and a wooden handle
This knife is a basketmaking tool used by Sam Fisher, a Derbyshire skep-maker whose family were skep-makers for several generations. It has a slightly curved blade and a wooden handle.
Physical description
knife: metal, wood
Archival history
2007/1-6 were collected by Ms Alex Bury while she was doing a basketmaking course in London.
Object name
Knife
Material
Metal, Wood
Associated subject
CRAFTS : wood-working
Basketry
Associated person/institution
Fisher, Norman
Fisher Family
External document
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