Object number
60/70/1-2
Creator
Description
These wood rasps were used by the donor, Mr T. Harris, in his forge at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. The first has coarse rasp teeth on one side and a double cut file on the other; it is stamped ‘Nicholson USA’. The other has coarse rasp teeth on one side and a double cut file on one half only of the other.
Physical description
2 rasps: metal (steel); varying coarseness of teeth patterns
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
Production place
United States of America
Object name
Material
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3479.tif - High resolution image
