14.676 αποτελέσματα εντός Ίδρυμα Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

This handle is for a 'mandril' – a miner's pick axe. It was made by Forest Products Limited of Huntley, Gloucestershire, circa 1945–6. The handle is made of ash and has been cleft by hand to follow the natural grain of the wood, giving the han…

This felling axe handle was made by R.W. Rich’s Steam Wood Works of East Hoathly, East Sussex, circa 1945–6. The handle is made of ash and has been cleft by hand to follow the natural grain of the wood, giving the handle a strength and toughness not achie…

Butter prints were used for leaving a hallmark of the place of origin on blocks of butter and often had symbolic designs. This round print is carved with a design of a swan surrounded by a patterned border. It is made from a turned piece of boxwood and ha…

This jam-making spoon is made of sycamore. It has a slightly curved handle which is thicker on the underside to improve the grip. It was made by James Davies (Abercych) Ltd. of Abercych, Pembrokeshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collection of tr…

This oak club is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. It was made by J. E. Jones, a coracle maker of Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, circa 1945–6. This type of club was used by coracle fishermen to …

These sixteen aluminium alloy nails are for ‘racing plates’ – light-weight horseshoes used for racing made of aluminium rather an iron. They were made by Robert Wood of Newton Street Works in Bolton. They are part of a large collection of traditional craf…

This horseshoe is a ‘racing plate’ – a light-weight shoe for racing. It is a ‘racing tip’ – a short shoe which only goes halfway around the horse’s foot and was worn while the horse was at grass. This shoe is made of aluminium alloy and has six nail holes…

This horseshoe, for the front foot, is a ‘racing plate’ – a light-weight shoe for racing, in this case for flat racing. It is made of aluminium alloy and has twelve nail holes. The shoe was made by Robert Wood of Newton Street Works, Bolton, circa 1945–6,…

This horseshoe, for the hind hoof, is for a hunting horse and is therefore designed to cope with travelling quickly over soft ground. This shoe is intended to prevent ‘brushing’ – when the horse strikes the inside of one leg with another. One wing ends wi…

This horseshoe, for the hind hoof, is for a hunting horse and is therefore designed to cope with travelling quickly over soft ground. This shoe has a three-quarter ‘feather edge’ and is intended to prevent ‘brushing’ – when the horse strikes the inside of…

This corrective horseshoe is intended to help with twisted legs. It is an open bar shoe with a ‘rose piece toe’. It is fullered, with six nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collectio…

This corrective horseshoe, for a cart horse, is used to help support the heel and is known as a ‘bar shoe’. This shoe has ten evenly spaced nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collecti…

This corrective horseshoe, for a cart horse, is intended to provide support for a horse with a sprained tendon. The two wings of the shoe are link withed a raised bar. The shoe has seven nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire…

This is a ‘hunter shoe’ – a horseshoe for a hunting horse – and is therefore designed to cope with travelling quickly over soft ground. This is a hind shoe. It is fullered on the wings only, with six nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wall…

This horseshoe is intended to prevent ‘brushing’ – when the horse strikes the inside of one leg with another. One wing ends in a ‘caulk’ (a protrusion at the toe or heel of a shoe which provides additional traction), while the other tapers to a wedge. Bot…

This front horseshoe is fullered all the way round, with seven nail holes. It is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. Its origin is not known.

This is a front horseshoe. One wing is fullered, with four nail holes, while the other is ridged, with three nail holes. The shoe is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. Its origin is not kno…

One wing of this horseshoe is fullered, with six nail holes, while the other is slightly flanged. The shoe is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. Its origin is not known.

This horseshoe is a ‘bar shoe’ and is used to help support the heel. The shoe is fullered all the way round, with seven nail holes. It is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. Its origin is not…

This is a three-quarter horseshoe. The short wing has two nail holes, while the long wing is fullered, with four nail holes. The shoe is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. Its origin is not …

A saddle tree can be one of two things – the frame around which a saddle is built, or a frame which sits on top of the saddle to support the girth straps. They are made of beech, because of its elastic properties, and the designs are adapted to meet local…

A saddle tree can be one of two things – the frame around which a saddle is built, or a frame which sits on top of the saddle to support the girth straps. They are made of beech, because of its elastic properties, and the designs are adapted to meet local…

This wrought iron holder has a spiral stem and a wooden block as a base. It was used as both a candle holder and a rushlight holder. It dates from the eighteenth century. Rushlights became extremely common after 1709 with the introduction of a tax on cand…

This drainage spade, of the 'Tyrone' pattern, was made by W. G. Patterson & Sons of Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, circa 1945–6. It has an ash handle with a curved steel blade. This type of spade was used to cut drainage channels in a peat bank. T…