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Object name(s):
lamp; lantern
Brief description:
large round lantern or oil lamp, about 7 inches in diameter and standing 12.5 inches high. The base and top of the lantern are round but the central glass chimney is square, protected by an outer circle of stout wires. The carrying handle is metal with wood, and a hinged flap at the top of the lamp bears the words HINKS/1918/BIRMINGHAM. One of the glass sides is hinged and opens outwards so that the square oil tank can be slid out of the lantern for filling, or for the 0.75 inch wide wick, in a brass holder, to be trimmed. There is also a hollow metal tube attached to one side of the top of the tank, possibly for holding a candle
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
heating, lighting, water and sanitation
Associated concept:
lighting
Object name:
lamp; lantern
Object number:
HAZFM:0100

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/236c7261-bfdb-3b2e-acfa-775bf8246807

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/236c7261-bfdb-3b2e-acfa-775bf8246807, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
lead vat; vat
Brief description:
lead vat used in butchery and meat preparation
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
slaughtering
Object name:
lead vat; vat
Object number:
HAZFM:0155

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d5a5ab15-6b3b-35a3-8527-d93ac40dd1bb

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d5a5ab15-6b3b-35a3-8527-d93ac40dd1bb, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
clogging irons
Brief description:
replaceable grooved irons for fixing to the sole and heel of wooden clogs
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
manufacturing
Associated concept:
footwear and clothing industries
Object name:
clogging irons
Object number:
HAZFM:0294.6

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/38896324-977d-3824-b9b3-bcad834463be

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/38896324-977d-3824-b9b3-bcad834463be, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
nutcracker
Brief description:
carved wooden nutcracker with a bull's head forming the bowl into which the nut was placed. The screw thread on the nutcracker bowl is so badly worn that the threaded handle can be easily withdrawn instead of being unscrewed
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
food, drink, tobacco
Associated concept:
preparation
Condition:
the bull's head has a few woodworm holes
Object name:
nutcracker
Object number:
HAZFM:0199

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3233474d-2355-316c-851a-6cedd13a4295

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3233474d-2355-316c-851a-6cedd13a4295, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
tobacco pipe; clay pipe; pipe
Brief description:
bowl of a clay tobacco pipe in the shape of a cock's head. Part of the back of the bowl is missing, as is the stem of the pipe
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
food, drink, tobacco
Associated concept:
tobacco
Object name:
tobacco pipe; clay pipe; pipe
Object number:
HAZFM:0198

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6baf7de1-a845-3e6f-9328-202888444e7d

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6baf7de1-a845-3e6f-9328-202888444e7d, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
funnel lid
Brief description:
small funnel lid, made of lead
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
care
Object name:
funnel lid
Object number:
HAZFM:0099

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3a7e1592-1608-3719-a7d9-a123e2f636f2

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3a7e1592-1608-3719-a7d9-a123e2f636f2, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
strickle
Brief description:
strickle made from a tapered square of wood, with a rounded handle, and covered in grease and sand. Strickles were used to sharpen scythes
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
harvesting
Associated concept:
cutting
Object name:
strickle
Object number:
HAZFM:0298

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/44f1472d-e72c-3e67-8d19-26e28a46a761

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/44f1472d-e72c-3e67-8d19-26e28a46a761, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
tobacco tin
Brief description:
small rectangular pocket brass tobacco tin with three hinged lids, engraved with the name of John Gargrave of Hinton, Swaledale, 1852. The compartment covered by the engraved lid is the largest and still holds shreds of tobacco. A smaller lid on the underside of the box covers a small compartment which possibly held matches, and at the opposite end of the box there is another lid providing access to a small area which is sealed off from the other two compartments and has a small internal hole at the base. This possibly held a pipe, the stem of the pipe sliding into the hole and the bowl of the pipe filling the compartment. The box measures 5.5 by 1.75 by 1 inches or 14 by 4.6 by 2.5 cm
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
personal life
Associated concept:
accessories
Associated concept:
storage
Associated concept:
food, drink and tobacco
Associated place:
North Yorkshire
Place status:
County
Object name:
tobacco tin
Object number:
HAZFM:0197

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4db05d08-7a8b-30d9-b083-4f2695b26438

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4db05d08-7a8b-30d9-b083-4f2695b26438, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
bellows
Brief description:
bellows, used by a blacksmith
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
metals and metal goods
Object name:
bellows
Object number:
HAZFM:0104
Text:
this object has been assigned this number through a process of elimination resulting from an audit of the collection.
Text reason:
Catalogue record notes

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/05bb6c3a-6db7-3962-b140-9990927e037e

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/05bb6c3a-6db7-3962-b140-9990927e037e, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
bellows
Brief description:
large bellows, used by a blacksmith
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
metals and metal goods
Object name:
bellows
Object number:
HAZFM:0103
Text:
this object has been assigned this number through a process of elimination resulting from an audit of the collection.
Text reason:
Catalogue record notes
Text:
Chapman moved from Swaledale, provenance unclear
Text reason:
Catalogue record notes

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/72c81d4b-6f43-3206-9fc8-c73a8aa59bfc

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/72c81d4b-6f43-3206-9fc8-c73a8aa59bfc, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
smoothing iron; iron; North Yorkshire County Council Collection
Brief description:
smoothing iron, used at West Riding
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
household management
Associated concept:
costume and soft furnishing maintenance
Object name:
smoothing iron; iron; North Yorkshire County Council Collection
Object number:
HAZFM:0350

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/08c2b503-5faa-3e64-a298-d8adc5f73c17

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/08c2b503-5faa-3e64-a298-d8adc5f73c17, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
fleam; knife
Brief description:
three-bladed penknife-style fleam or bleeding knife with an antler-faced handle. The fleam would be used to open a vein in the cow's or horse's neck, knocked in using a small wooden mallet or mell, for veterinary practice. The closed fleam, made by Gregory, fitted into a pseudo-leather cardboard container.
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
care
Comments:
Further details of the process are described in 'Life and Tradition of the Yorkshire Dales' by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, published by Dent in 1968, page 57
Object name:
fleam; knife
Object number:
HAZFM:0203

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/65291763-9beb-39ea-ae44-62827505744b

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/65291763-9beb-39ea-ae44-62827505744b, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
cheese mould; mould; chesford
Brief description:
half-barrel shaped wooden cheese mould, possibly made of oak, known as a Chesford mould. Made by a cooper and consisting of a stout wooden barrel held together by three metal bands, and with a perforated base and sides. The barrel is 8 inches or 20 cm high and has an internal diameter of 8 inches or 20 cm. Used by James Alderson, Stone House, Upper Swaledale.
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
dairying
Associated concept:
cheese
Object name:
cheese mould; mould; chesford
Object number:
HAZFM:0010

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e0558b72-9c6a-3a70-bbeb-2340fb1dcf47

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e0558b72-9c6a-3a70-bbeb-2340fb1dcf47, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
adze
Brief description:
adze
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
manufacturing industries
Associated concept:
builders carpentry and joinery
Object name:
adze
Object number:
HAZFM:0297

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb24305a-ae14-3615-b7e1-be10f7e7c11c

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb24305a-ae14-3615-b7e1-be10f7e7c11c, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
cake stand; cake stool
Brief description:
wooden cake stand, or stool, used to dry oatcakes after they had been cooked on a bakstone. The stand stood in front of the fire and consists of a triangular frame with crossbars to support the oatcake. A movable leg, rotating about a wooden peg at the top of the frame, enabled the angle of rest of the frame to be altered
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
food, drink, tobacco
Associated concept:
cooking
Object name:
cake stand; cake stool
Object number:
HAZFM:0053

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bc474c92-c23b-3890-a351-c99c805de7e4

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bc474c92-c23b-3890-a351-c99c805de7e4, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
vat; North Yorkshire County Council Collection
Brief description:
vat or trough, a flat oblong lead vessel used for cream separation
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
dairying
Object name:
vat; North Yorkshire County Council Collection
Object number:
HAZFM:0346

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fadef24d-20b5-3830-b672-a021c7b71197

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fadef24d-20b5-3830-b672-a021c7b71197, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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Object name(s):
bellows
Brief description:
bellows for domestic use
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
domestic and family life
Associated concept:
food, drink, tobacco
Associated concept:
cooking
Object name:
bellows
Object number:
HAZFM:0102
Text:
stolen 2003
Text reason:
Catalogue record notes

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b9386fe7-47ea-3dd1-bc15-626651342506

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Object name(s):
drenching horn; horn
Brief description:
large drenching horn, made from the cleaned horns of Scotch cattle, were used as funnels to dispense medicine into sick animals' mouths
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
animal husbandry
Associated concept:
care
Object name:
drenching horn; horn
Object number:
HAZFM:0059

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/27d8b0f6-98ec-3c5c-a892-4d8574c59e22

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Object name(s):
stock knife
Brief description:
stock knife, on wooden horse
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
manufacturing
Associated concept:
footwear and clothing industries
Object name:
stock knife
Object number:
HAZFM:0296

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6e968fa8-28fe-3286-bc95-7933a5e788ed

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Object name(s):
hay spade; spade
Brief description:
hay spade, used by Henry Isherwood to cut hay in the barn for fodder. The spade has a large triangular head and a short metal shaft, partially curved, into which a stout wooden handle is fitted. The handle has been riddled with woodworm and the upper part of it is missing, revealing the rotten state of the wood. The blade is stamped '2' and 'SIDNEY CARTER'.
Collection:
Dales Countryside Museum
Associated concept:
working life
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
harvesting
Associated concept:
gathering
Object name:
hay spade; spade
Object number:
HAZFM:0148

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/204a42df-8163-35b3-b545-f5a35b0e4072

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/204a42df-8163-35b3-b545-f5a35b0e4072, Dales Countryside Museum, CC BY

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