Object number
56/154
Description
This is a round oven peel used for lifting food in and out of an oven. Nothing is known about its origin.
This is a round 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. The handle has a small hole to enable it to be hung up. Nothing is known of the origins of this peel.
Physical description
1 oven peel: metal [iron]; fair condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This iron oven peel is circular, the diameter beign 11 inches. A short iron handle 10 1.2 inches in length is riveted to the peel by three rivets. The handle has a small hole for hanging. Nothing is known of the origin of the peel.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1433.tif - High resolution image
