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Unhairing knife
unhairing knife
The hides were placed in lime pits of varying strengths to loosen the epidermis and the fats and flesh that adhered to the corium. The hair was then removed using a blunt bladed unhairing knife, curved to fit the convex surface of the beam on which the hide was placed. The hair was not discarded but sold to plasteres and stone masons as an essential constituent of mortar.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
68.121.293
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 715
Width
(mm): 70
Depth
(mm): 38
Location
St Fagans Tannery : Beamhouse
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