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Workhouse Tour

Current location:
Women's oakum-picking room
Oakum-picking was the teasing out of fibres from old ropes and was very hard on the fingers. The loose fibres were often sold to ship-builders for mixing with tar to seal the lining of wooden craft. They could also be used to make matting or bandaging.

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