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60/102
Description
Scoops such as this one were used for digging land drains. The ditch would first be dug with a spade and then the bottom cleaned and smoothed with the scoop. This scoop has a rectangular blade with rounded edges and the handle is attached with three rivets. It is missing its wooden handle. It came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire.
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.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3455.tif - High resolution image
