Scutcher
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel
Measurements
310 x 990 x 380 mm
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Wellbrook Beetling Mill, County Tyrone
NT 283314
Summary
A mechanical green painted steel scutcher, hand operated by means of a handle on the side, and used by Belfast Institute of Textile and Design for demonstrating the scutching process of linen fibre manufacture to students. Scutching is the process of scraping away the bark from the fibres of the flax plant. Donated by Belfast Institute of Textile and Design, circa 1998.