Object number
60/291
Description
Stonemason's or slatting hammer. From a slater who was working on a roof at National Institute for Research in Dairying in Shinfield, Reading.
This stonemason's or slatting hammer has a pointed tip, a flat end, and a claw protruding at right angles. It was given to the donor by a slater who was working on a roof at the National Institute for Research in Dairying (NIRD) in Shinfield, Reading.
Physical description
1 hammer: wood, metal
Archival history
MERL 'Associated information' form – ‘Used for roofing slates. // Given to Mr Turner by a slater working on a roof at NIRD Shinfield. The firm, from Waterloo, specialised in many types of roofing.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3323.tif - High resolution image
