Inventarnummer
95/41
Beschreibung
A washing dolly is a laundry implement used for plunging clothes in a tub of hot water. This dolly has a cone-shaped copper head and a T-shaped wooden handle. It is marked 'The Swift Sure // Made in England'. It came from a cottage in East Garston, Berkshire.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 washing dolly: wood; metal; fair condition
Bestandsgeschichte
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: DOLLY // Accession number: 95/41 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 20.2.95 // Description: Cone shaped dolly. The head consists of an outer metal portion and a bell shaped copper inner portion. A metal rod down the centre is attached to a wooden T shaped handle. There is a small cone shaped flange on the handle. // Inscription: THE SWIFT SURE Made in England // Dimensions: Diameter of outer cone: 23.0 cm Total Length: 80.0 cm // Associated information: See 95/35 [95/35– 95/43 // These items were owned by Miss Cecil Barker, Yew Tree, Back Street, East Garston, RG16 7EX. She died earlier in 1994 aged 93. // [Donor] was an old friend who, as Miss Barker’s executor, passed the material on to the Museum. // Some of the material will have come originally from another old cottage in the village known as ‘Baggers’.]’
Datum
1900-01-01 - 1999-12-31
Entstehungszeitraum
Twentieth century
Objektbezeichnung
Material
Digitales Dokument
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16485.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16512.tif - High resolution image
