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This is a spade iron. It was designed to be strapped to the sole of a boot when digging. It previously had a strap to hold it to the boot, but this is now missing. It was used in Enstone, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
Spade iron: iron
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This spade iron, placed under the sole of a boot when digging, measures 9 inches long and 4 inches wide. The strap by which it was held to the boot is missing, and its origins are unknown, although it was used in the Enstone district.'