رقم الكائن
68/396
الوصف
This is a two pronged barley fork made of wood and iron. It was used for 'pooking' - turning over mown barley as it lay in 'windrows' (rows). It was suggested by the donor that the folk would have been used on barley for malting, which was popular in Norfolk up until World War One.
الوصف المادي
1 fork: metal, wood
تاريخ أرشيفي
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘Fork, Barley // Harvesting Cereals // Mr Banham, Norfolk // Wood Iron. Condition: rusted. N.B. (From donor) Malting varieties of barley regularly mown in this area of Norfolk up to World War 1 [pencil drawing].'
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وثيقة خارجية
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11611.tif - High resolution image
