Valyok (Russian household item – a flat wooden block with a handle for rolling the laundry on a rolling pin or for knocking it out when rinsing. «Mangelholz»

Item number according to the museum receipts book:

СМК 5730

Name:

Valyok (Russian household item – a flat wooden block with a handle for rolling the laundry on a rolling pin or for knocking it out when rinsing. «Mangelholz»

Dating

Early 20th century

Place of manufacture

Village of Blumenfeld, Novouzensky District, Samara Province.

Author, manufacturer

G. SHnajder

Material

Wood.

Manufacturing technique

Cutting, sawing, grinding, carving, painting.

Dimensions: length, width, height or diameter (L, W, H, D)

L. – 42,6; W. – 12.

Description of an artifact

Burgundy, slightly curved, with a short handle. Outside, there is a notched carving of geometric pattern.

Source and date of receipt of the museum piece:

Expedition of 1920.

Inventory number given the second stage (scientific description) of bookkeeping at the museum

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