Object number
93/30
Description
A thatching needle with a point and eye at one end a loop handle. This needle was found at some cottages in Little Assendon, Oxfordshire.
This is a long metal thatching needle with a point and eye at one end a loop handle. Tarred cord is threaded through the eye, and the needle pushed through the thatch into the roof space. The cord is then passed around a rafter, re-threaded in the needle by a helper, withdrawn by the thatcher, and then secured to a hazel rod. This needle was found at some cottages in Little Assendon, Oxfordshire, when they were being renovated in the 1990s.
Physical description
1 thatcher's needle: metal; good condition though slightly bent
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Description: Long metal thatcher’s needle with point and eye at one end and ring at the opposite end. // Dimensions: Length: 57.0 cm // Associated information: Found at the above address while renovating the cottages. // References: …'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16272.tif - High resolution image
