N° d'objet
56/201
Description
Scoops 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 was probably used in Gloucestershire in the mid-nineteenth century.
Description physique
1drainage scoop: wood and metal; good condition
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>9. <B>Drainage scoop</B><P> This scoop came originally from Gloucestershire and was in use at the end of the nineteenth century. It has a curved iron end and would have been useful for scooping mud from a narrow trench, perhaps in readiness for laying drainage pipes across a field. <P> 56/201</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Période de création
Mid-nineteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
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