Object number
55/479
Description
Croze used to cut a channel into the inside of the staves at the end of a cask for the head. Used at Adams Brewery, Newbury, West Berkshire.
The croze is a tool used by coopers to cut a deep, narrow channel into the inside of the staves at the end of a cask for the head (lid). This croze plane was used at Adams Brewery in Newbury, West Berkshire.
Physical description
1 cooper's croze plane: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note from conversation with Alistair Simms (Master Cooper), 3 September 2014 – Different sizes of croze plane are used for different sizes of cask. It should be possible for someone with sufficient knowledge to identify which sized cask this croze plane was intended for.
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