Object number
53/591
Description
This potato digger was used for grubbing up potatoes before it became more common to plough them up.
Physical description
1 potato-digger: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - 'It was generally at a later date than in the remainder of England that machinery was introduced to the isolated districts of Western Cornwall. Farm processes until quite recently were done by hand and the potato harvest was no exception.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_256.tif - High resolution image
