Sleeker
identifier
ID 707
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 94.0038 L=27,5cm WD=12cm WT=600gr
alias
slicker (syn.) (SALAMAN 1986: 312)
description
A sleeker has a rectangular (approx. 10-15 cm long) blade of stone - usually slate - metal or glass (1), one long side of which protrudes into a wooden handle that must be gripped with two hands. The tanner uses the sleeker to stretch, smooth, polish and push the moisture out of the leather. [MOT]
(1) See SALAMAN 1986: 313.
