Object number
60/86/1-6
Description
Hazel thatching spars from Mr T. Harris, Witheridge Farm, Hailey. Used to hold thatch in place when attaching new layer to an existing roof.
These six hazel thatching spars came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Each consists of a split wooden rod which has been sharpened to a point at each end and twisted in the centre into a staple shape. Spars are used to hold thatch in place when attaching new layers of thatch to an existing roof.
Physical description
6 spars: wood [hazel]; good condition
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.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5634.tif - High resolution image
