Teacher's Leather Strap

The traditional means of corporal punishment in Scotland was the tawse, commonly known as the belt.  These were a familiar classroom tool until the late 1970s. This one was used by Ayrshire teacher Ken Andrew.
Object no :
SAMC001n
Collection :
Education
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
L 510mm
Materials :
leather
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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