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Graining board, hand
Hand graining board with leather handle; corrugated cured working sole.
Wooden tool used for graining, applied to soft dressed leathers for bringing back the pleasant-looking grain on the hair side. It also helped make the leather supple, and could also be used to give a final polish.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
68.121.170
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 258
Width
(mm): 160
Depth
(mm): 30
Material
wood
Location
St Fagans Tannery : Currying & drying rooms, on table
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