Object number
60/97
Creator
Description
This mattock or grubbing hoe came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire, and was found stacked up with spades, shovels and other weeding tools in normal use about the farm. It was used for loosening the soil during digging. The head is hoe-shaped with a broad end on one side, and a claw on the other side. The head was probably made by Mr Harris in the farm smithy. The wooden handle is painted red.
Physical description
1 mattock; metal, wood
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
Production place
Witheridge Farm [Hailey]
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3309.tif - High resolution image