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Alfred Herbert Ltd. (Manufacturer)

A wire strainer used for tightening wires such as in fencing. Made by Alfred Herbert Ltd. of Coventry. Part of the Rumble Collection.
A wire strainer, a tool used for tightening wires such as in fencing. It consists of a stout handle and a cast head. It was made by Alfred Herbert Ltd. of Coventry. According to the manufacturer's catalgoue the strainer works with a cam action when extended, the grip being taken above or below the strainer, and is suitable for straining single horizontal wires and also barbed wire. It is part of the Rumble Collection.

1 wire strainer: metal; wood; good condition

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 9.9.92 // Description: Heavy tool with cast head and wooden handle // Inscription: ALFRED HERBERT LTD. // Dimensions: Length: 81.0 cm // Associated information: One of a collection of tools acquired from Mr Rumble. // Used for tightening all types of wire. // References: TR REE P2/B 1299’

Coventry

Wood, Metal