N° d'objet
92/28
Créateur
Description
A two-pronged pitchfork, used for turning and lifting hay. It was made by Elwell of Wednesbury, Staffordshire, and is part of the Rumble Collection.
Description physique
1 pitchfork: metal; wood; good condition- as new
Historique d'archive
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 9.9.92 // Description: Pitchfork with wooden handle. // Inscription: ELWELL, ENGLAND // Dimensions: Length: 161 cm // Associated information: One of a collection of tools acquired from Mr Rumble. Mostly collected or purchased by him or his father. // References:’
Lieu de création
Wednesbury
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
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