Letter in regards to an old bark knife that the author has forwarded and another old tool that the author is not sure of the purpose but thinks it was used for bark sipping as the back of the blade is jagged and the blade itself is a kind of gouge. Includes a small sketch of the unknown item.
Letter regarding an old bark knife and another old tool.
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Black and white medium format negative of view of rocky shore from river
object | ARC/GUP/006/144
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35mm slide: Straw stack in field
object | ARC/BAL/005/162
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Hart's Museum Visitor Books
object | ARC/HAR/001/060
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35mm slide: Interior of schoolhouse. The name of the village [reached at 14.00 according to the log book] is Longyun (Dragon Cloud).
object | ARC/BAL/005/040
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