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Turnip pecks were used for pulling up what was left of turnips after sheep had been fed on them. This peck is made of wrought iron and has two prongs, while others had three. It comes from Ickford in Buckinghamshire.

1 turnip peck; metal [wrought iron]; fair condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Turnip pecks were used for pulling up what was left of turnips after sheep had been fed on them. The tines are set at right angles to the handle so that the roots were prised out of the ground. The iron heads were often made by local blacksmiths and some have two and some three prongs. // This peck belonged to a thatcher of Ickford (Bucks). The peck is made of wrought iron and has two prongs, but the wooden handle is missing. The vertical measurement is 7.25 inches, and the horizontal points of the prongs are 3.25 inches in length. // Another name for the turnip peck is PULLER in Oxfordshire.', MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/233 // NAME: TURNIP KNIFE (PECK) // NEG NO.: 35/144-5 // STORAGE: '