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Terms
- Peels
- Wood
Dimensions20.31 × 2.54 × 126.9 cm (8 × 1 × 49 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell
Object numberH1559
DescriptionWooden peel (bread paddle, oven). Made from one piece of wood. Blade is rectangular with upper corners angled, lower corners rounded. Blade tapers in thickness to tip. Shaft widens at other tip to form handle. Shaft rectangular in section with chamfered edges. Hole in handle, presumably for hanging. Knot in handle some 30" from tip of handle, blad. No apparent finish; handle and shaft shiny from use. Saw cut into side edge of blade about 1/2".
Object number: H1523
