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Fid
Fid
Fid

Fid

Date1600-1877
Where found
MediumWhalebone
DimensionsObject/Work: 245 mm
ClassificationsTools and manufacturing
Terms
    Object numberC03069
    DescriptionStake shaped scrimshaw fid, made of whalebone. Fids were used to work rope and canvas by sailors and sail makers. Found in Aldgate in 1877.
    On View
    Not on view
    Shoe-Last
    1800-1950
    Shoe-Last
    1800-1950
    Spoon
    1066-1485
    Loom-Weight
    600 BC-500 AD
    Luck-Charm
    Edward Lovett
    1870-1924
    Spatula
    43-409
    Shears
    43-450
    Knife
    1700-1900
    Bit
    43-409
    Pestle
    43-409