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Needle
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Description
- This item looks like a screw driver, it flattens on the end and then comes to a point with a hole in it like the eye of a needle. It is 22cm long in all. The handle is made of wood.
- Title
- Stock Needle
- Other Names
- Leather Awl
- Trussing Needle
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- LEATHER, HORN, SHELLWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- This item looks like a screw driver, it flattens on the end and then comes to a point with a hole in it like the eye of a needle. It is 22cm long in all. The handle is made of wood.
- Narrative
- The size and sturdy construction indicate it was likely used as a trussing needle by a butcher to stitch poulty and other roasts before cooking. Alternatively, it may have been used as an awl to stitch leather.
- History Of Use
- This item was found with a tag that states that it is 200 years old.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Length
- 22
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1971.76.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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