Flowermakers tool
Object
Flowermakers tool
Object number
1994.178
Physical Description
These tools were used by women working from home to make artificial flowers in the late 1800s. This specialist trade was mostly based in Hoxton. The flowers were used to decorate hats. This tool consists of a wooden handle with a flat metal base and a long solid metal tip which tapers into a cylindrical point. The top of the tip has two grooves which curve to one side. The tip is rusty in places.
Associated Place
Material
Wood
Metal
Dimension
Height (Whole): 213mm
Width (Whole): 25mm
Width (Whole): 25mm
Exhibition Label
Equipment for making artificial flowers, late 1800s.
These tools and materials were used by women working from home to make artificial flowers in the late 1800s. This specialist trade was mostly based in Hoxton. The flowers were used to decorate hats.
These tools and materials were used by women working from home to make artificial flowers in the late 1800s. This specialist trade was mostly based in Hoxton. The flowers were used to decorate hats.
On display?
Yes
