رقم الكائن
54/691
الوصف
This iron scoop, which once had a wooden handle attached, is a drainage scoop. Scoops were used for digging land drains. The ditch would first be dug with a spade and then the bottom cleaned and smoothed with the scoop. Nothing is known of its age, origins or place of use.
الوصف المادي
1 drainage scoop: metal (iron)
تاريخ أرشيفي
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ Nothing is known of the origin of this drainage scoop. It is made of iron and originally had a wooden handle riveted to the socket. Only the shaft and scoop now remain. The shaft is 13 1/2 inches long and the half cylinder scoop is 10 inches long and 4 inches wide. // see 51/214M'
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وثيقة خارجية
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