Object number
92/106/1-3
Description
These are three tools with highly polished tips set into metal collars mounted on wooden handles. The tools were used for burnishing, or polishing up, book edges after gold leaf has been applied. The tools were said to have been used in Manchester.
Physical description
3 burnishers: wood; metal; other; good condition
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16000.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15997.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15999.tif - High resolution image
