Object number
60/164
Description
Spoke shaves were used for a variety of purposes - by wheelwrights for shaving the spokes of wagon wheels, by carpenters for smoothing tool handles and by coopers for finishing off barrel staves. This small wooden shave with a steel blade was used by the donor, a joiner in Brougton-in-Furness, Cumbria, some time between 1860 and 1960, for shaping and smoothing chair seats.
Physical description
1 spokeshave: wood and metal [steel] good condition
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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Associated subject
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6073.tif - High resolution image
