Description
During the 1970s St Michael's Church underwent major restoration and several artefacts from the Medieval and post-Medieval period were unearthed. This item is possibly a post-Medieval thread picker made from animal bone. A thread picker is a tool used to release knots and tangles during weaving. It is archived at Milton Keynes Museum.
Metadata describing this Open University historical image
Date: 1500 (approximate)
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Production portal ID: 445034
Available to public: yes