Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack two gentlemen can be seen

two gentlemen can be seen drinking from flagons

Pictured at London Recording Studio

'àdel fumo seguente

5th January 1964

Singer Roger Daltrey

Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack two gentlemen can be seenIllustration 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