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Description: | This two-handled knife was used during fur processing to remove grease and fat from small pelts. The fur trade became an important London industry from the 19th century. Based primarily on the south bank of the Thames in the areas of Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, fur factories used the river to drive their machinery and provide access to the port and docks. This knife was used by Martin-Rice, whose Alaska factory in Grange Road originally opened in 1869. In the 1950s a modern factory was built on the site. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work Youth Culture and Fashion | Temporal: | 1925-1955 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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