Document Type
Notes
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Date
1954
Keywords
thatching straw, elm, bundles, thatcher's knife, thatching rake, shears
Description
These handwritten notes by Alfred Shoemaker, circa 1954, contain information about thatching straw, known as "yelm." They also refer to thatcher's tools. The information was recorded from a book by E. J. Stowe and a journal article by O. P. Milne.
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Transcription
Thatching of Rick and Barn by E. J. Stowe, Landsman's Library Publications, Hartford, Hundingdon, England, 1954
Yelm. This word is pronounced "elm" (just like the name of the tree) or "el-lum." It is the name given to the bundle of thatching straw in many areas, or to one of the smaller bundles it contains.
Whemble; thatcher's hood; thatching rake; leather pad; thatcher's knife; thatcher's eaves knife; thatcher's shears, leather knee pads; thatcher's ladders
Milne, O. P. Fine old art of thatching. House & Garden. 45: 72-73, 102, 104. March 1924.
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Shoemaker, Alfred L., "Notes on Thatching from Stowe and Milne" (1954). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 310.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/310
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