Object number
57/384
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Description
A paring knife used for trimming eaves after a roof has been thatched. Made by Brades Mills.From Swineshead, Lincolnshire.
A paring knife, a thatching tool used for trimming eaves after a roof has been thatched. The maker's name, 'Brades Mills' is visible on the blade. This paring knife was originally owned in Swineshead, Lincolnshire.
Physical description
1 paring knife: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – '['Thatcher's' scored through] Paring Knife // Original owner R. H. Pordham... Swineshead, nr. Boston, Lincs. // Maker's name visible after workshop treatment - Brades Mills. // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2683.tif - High resolution image
