Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack 5th January 1964

5th January 1964

The car speeds round the corner trailing a cloud of dust

Pictured is the Menoptera (a good monster)

two gentlemen can be seen drinking from flagons

Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack 5th January 1964Illustration of the process of scutching [beating] hemp fibres to remove impurities such as leaves, weeds and dust and to separate the fibres. Once beaten by the scutch on a scutching frame, the hemp was tied into bundles for heckling and would go on to be used in rope making and cloth production . The scene shows workmen processing the plant and this is surmounted by a decorative border with hemp plants Cannabis sativa, heckling combs and other