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Scud Winder

[1940s-1950s]

Scud winder used for hand twisting straw rope, probably from Suffolk. The instrument is made from two pieces of iron(?) welded(?) together. The first is attached at right angles to a wooden handle. Th...

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Printing Matrices

[1960s]

Printing matrices, or mats, consisting of 204 characters representing the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is likely that these matrices were acquired for use in publications relating to the Survey...

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