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Making the Lochgelly Tawse
An essential part of the teacher’s trade, the tawse was the Scottish education system’s corporal punishment weapon of choice against unruly students. Based in Lochgelly, Fife, John J Dick Leather Goods were teacher’s preferred suppliers of the tawse.
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