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KNIFE FOR STEAM HEATING
Subcollections
Overview
Long steel bladed knife with handle covered in rubber tubing.
Blade is hollow to allow two tubes to pass through the handle end into the blade and out again for heating.
Plastic tubing is sticking out of the handle and surrounded by silicone glue.
Two brackets hold the handle to the knife.
Historical information
Associated with the Cook family, who had established an apiary at Coondle in the Toodyay district by 1902.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.883b
Item type
Width
52 mm
Height or length
470 mm
Depth
46 mm
Themes
Contextual Information
Used for uncapping combs of honey
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
