Irish Travellers 'tinkers' anvil

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

The Anvil

The Anvil

Name/Title

Irish Travellers 'tinkers' anvil

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.943

Description

An cast iron cross-shaped anvil - one end of the cruciform bar is pointed and one is blunt. The upright is set in the ground for stability when being used. In the centre of the top of the cruciform there are two grooves, which were used for placing wire

Context

Use by 'tinkers', particularly in Ireland, when they travelled around knocking on doors to ask if there was anything to mend or attended fairs to sell their services.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

290 mm

Width

580 mm

Weight

5.472 g

Material

Iron

Location

* Untyped Location

SWL

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Web Links and URLs

Ireland's national Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage