Lima

Common name
Lima
Material
iron, wood
Other preserved Lima specimens
  • MVSE-00552
  • MVSE-00578
  • MVSE-00554

Description

The file was used by blacksmiths to file iron by gripping the wooden handle and sliding the tool over the surface to be worked on. This process was used to finish and smooth the metal. This tool was used in the blacksmith's store.

Use

Areas of use
craft activities
Specific use
metalworking
Craft
locksmith

Preserved specimen

Cataloging

SIRBeC
7s040-00179

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  • MVSE-00583
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  • MVSE-00575
  • Ethnography
  • MVSE-00573
  • Ethnography
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  • Ethnography
  • MVSE-00564
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  • MVSE-00563
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  • MVSE-00562

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Association “Storia Natura e Vita”
Piazza Camozzi, 2
22010 Grandola ed Uniti (CO) –
Italy

VAT ID: IT 03290790132
Tax ID: 93007310134

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