Object number
61/115
Description
Saddler's paring knife from Hollins Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire. Used for thinning and paring down the edges of leather.
This saddler's paring knife originally came from Hollins Farm, in Silverdale, Lancashire. Paring knives are used by saddlers for thinning and paring down the edges of leather. The blade, with an angle of forty-five degrees, is bound to the wooden handle with brass wire.
Physical description
1 head knife: wood; metal (steel and brass)
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'From Hollins Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire. // Wood handle, Steel blade // Bound with Brass wire.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6086.tif - High resolution image
