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This is a casting with a hollow metal body with projecting side piece. It has an inscription on one side reading ECFORD’S CLEAN FEEDS, WEN, SALOP, ENGLAND. This casting came to museum as part of the Reeves collection.

1 casting: metal

MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 March 2014 – The Reeves Collection was donated by R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd. of Bratton Iron Works near Westbury, Wiltshire. The firm, which manufactured agricultural machinery, was well-established by 1849, and went into final receivership in 1970, when the Collection was donated to MERL. Bratton Iron Works was demolished in 1973. A detailed list of all of the objects in the Collection can be found in the accession file for 70/235. Records relating to the firm can be found in the MERL Archives, reference TR REE., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Casting // Industries // Reeves // Description: Hollow metal body with projecting side piece. Inscription on one side: ECFORD’S CLEAN FEEDS WEN, SALOP, ENGLAND . Dimensions: Total length: 13cm. Width: 7cm, Projection length: 10cm, width: 4cm’