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Description: | Wooden mould for making a horn spoon, hinged at the bowl end with a leather thong; There are two spoon moulds in the collection - this one is noted and illustrated in Reid's 1912 catalogue
"Mould for horn spoon from Aberdeenshire (18th-19th cent)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"Horn and wooden spoons and ladles were used in the Highlands until the late 19th century, when tin ware began to supersede them. Sheep's horn was most commonly used, and it was moulded in a spoon mould. Tinkers often made these spoons, and were reluctant to disclose the method, or the moulds, to other people. This mould comprises two pieces of wood, fastened together, and the negative shape is carved, one on each piece. The horn was heated by boiling in water or in the fire, and pressed between the two sides of the mould."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Field collector: Unknown | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1800-1900 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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