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This is a drainage spade, which is a manual digging tool for digging drainage holes. This tool is appears like a typical spade, with a long wooden handle, but the blade is a long concical shape. This spade came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.

1 drainage spade: wood; metal; good condition

The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘SPADE // DRAINAGE- Digging manual // The sharp collection // [pencil drawing]’

Wood, Metal