Commentary for Bava Metzia 51:3
אמר רב אשי סכינא בתר קתא וכיסא בתר שנציה
Then when our Mishnah states, IF IN THE OUTER HALF [THEREOF], IT IS HIS; IN THE INNER HALF, IT BELONGS TO THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE: let us see whether the handle or the straps point outwards or inwards? — The Mishnah refers to tow-cotton and bar metal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., to articles where this criterion is inapplicable. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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