Object number
65/97
Collection
Description
A side rake used in thatching for dressing down work and raking out waste. Used in Hampshire in the 1920s. Saint Mary Bourne Collection.
This is a side rake, a thatching tool used for dressing down work on long straw thatch and for raking out waste. This side rake was used in Hampshire in the 1920s. It is part of the Saint Mary Bourne Collection, from the village of Saint Mary Bourne in Hampshire.
Physical description
1 side rake: wood and metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – ‘The St. Mary Bourne Collection // 65/97. Comb used by Mr. Fisher on Pavilion presented by Mrs. Collins.’
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
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