Mason's trowel
identifier
ID 195
morphology
craft
craft
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 94.0047 L=30cm WD=15cm WT=550gr
holotype
MOT V 2003.0036 (Spain: Catalonia) L=16cm WD=10,9cm H=25cm WT=283gr. Inscription: 16.
description
Hand tool for mixing, shoveling and spreading mortar over stones, walls, floors, ceilings, etc. It is also used to chop off stones and to collect the falling mortar during grouting. It consists of a rounded or pointed metal blade attached to a short straight handle with a bent stem. The blade is usually quite large (approx. 16-19 cm / 10-15 cm), in contrast to the blade of the plasterer's trowel. [MOT]
