Magic Lantern Slide: Scythe stone maker's tools
This photographic image by William Weaver Baker shows a display of craftsman’s tools for creating scythe stones. Baker was very interested in Devon’s history and heritage and his magic lantern slide collection contains a large number of images of historic objects.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/641
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Scythe stone maker's tools
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'SCYTHE STONE CUTTERS TOOLS' on top edge; handwritten 'SCYTHE STONE Makers Tools' on top edge binding strip
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
