Object number
51/252
Collection
Description
Bread rasps were used by bakers, to remove the hard dark crusts of rolls and loaves. It has a wooden handle and a blade curved.
Bread rasps were used by bakers, and probably also in the kitchen, to remove the hard dark crusts of rolls and loaves. This rasp has a turned wooden handle and a steel blade curved round to be parallel to the handle. Nothing is known of its origins.
Physical description
1 rasp: metal (steel, brass), wood; good condition.
Archival history
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/252 // NAME: BAKER'S RASP // NEG NO.: 35/153 // STORAGE: '
Production date
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Late-nineteenth century
Object name
Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_153.tif - High resolution image
