Object number
56/153
Description
An oven peel used for lifting food in and out of an oven. Nothing is known of the origins of this peel.
This is an oven peel, a tool used for lifting food in and out of an oven. Oven peels were sometimes made entirely of wood, but this peel is made of iron, and has a short iron handle. Nothing is known of the origins of this peel.
Physical description
1 oven peel: metal [iron]; poor condition: worn
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This iron oven peel has a diameter of 10 1/2 inches and is 10 inches deep. Half of the circumference is worn away to produce an irregular edge. The peel has a short iron handle 8 inches long. Two small holes are pierced in the front of the handle. Nothing is known of the origin of the peel.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1428.tif - High resolution image
