Object number
95/16
Description
A pricking wheel used for tracing lines and patterns onto fabric. It is marked 'Weldon's LD'.
A pricking wheel, also known as a marking wheel, used for tracing lines and patterns onto fabric. It consists of a spiked brass wheel attached to a turned wooden handle. It is marked 'Weldon's LD'.
Physical description
1 marking wheel: metal (brass); wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: MARKING WHEEL // Accession number: 95/16 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.2.95 // Description: A spiked brass wheel revolves in a brass fixing attached to a dark stained, turned, wooden handle. // Inscription: WELDON’S LD. // Dimensions: Length: 16.0 cm. // Associated information: Used for tracing lines and patterns onto fabric.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16586.tif - High resolution image
