Here comes the tawse man

Sample Tawses - from Abel and Haron's Spanking Blog

I spotted a fantastic item on eBay from one of our favourite sellers, closing very shortly. [Steps back to avoid the stampede].

this is a very interesting lot……it comprises a 2 tailed & 3 tailed tawse patters and a gladstone bag…….the tawses are 3 tailed 17 5/8″ long x 1 5/8″ wide x 3 /32″ thick & 21 3/4″ long x 1 3/8″ wide x 3/32″ thick…….they have a leather top which has a rubber backing…they would have given a pretty sharp sting in their own right but were used as samples….

my friend bought them from the daughter of the original owner and was told he had all sorts of different design patterns and took them to customers of whom many were schools in the late 1970s early 80s……..he transported them in his gladstone bag(which is much older) along with leather samples,so customers could choose style colour of leather and thickness etc as well as stamps or hanging holes/loops etc…….

she was told he had a thriving cottage industry at the time…..they are stamped sample 1a & 4b…in his workshop he had steel templates of all the designs and he simply cut round them……

a fascinating look into the past…..unfortunately the templates and other patterns were lost justt the 2 in the bag remained

How reminiscent of the cane maker that Haron described recently! One ponders the discussion on the morning of his visit:

“Remember, Headmaster: the tawse man is visiting today.”

“Of course, Mrs Benham. Line up four girls for me, would you, in case he has anything interesting that I need to try out? And could you speak to Mr. Price, please? I have a suspicion that he may have worn out his XH on the Upper Fourth last week.”

Shame that finances are too tight right now for me to bid!

The seller’s final caveat is worth noting lest any of you had started formulating perverted plans:

***please note this is NOT A FETISH ITEM…..IT IS A HISTORICAL/ COLLECTORS ITEM FROM OUR SOCIAL HISTORY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE****

But of course.

2 thoughts on “Here comes the tawse man

  • 19 September, 2006 at 10:51 pm
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    £16 .

    £16 !

    £16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    For a nice leather bag, and two tawses.

    Why on earth didn’t I bid?

    [sulks]

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  • 20 September, 2006 at 8:32 pm
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    [sulks with Abel]

    I came within a click of bidding… but was so sure I’d be outbid by many £’s that I sat on my hands and resisted. Guess everyone else did too! :(

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