Numero oggetto
52/352
Titolo
Sussex turnwrest plough,
Descrizione
This Sussex turn wrest plough originates from Pound Farm, Horsham, Sussex. It has no wheels, and was drawn by three horses in tandem, so was good for work in heavy soils, but required a very skilled ploughman. Turn wrest ploughs turned the furrow over in one direction only.
Descrizione fisica
1 Plough: wood: metal (iron); good condition
Storico archivio
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'turn-wrist wooden plough from Pound Farm, Horsham, Sussex. Mainly wood - non [?] mouldboard. No wheels, drawn by 3 horses in Tandem. did beautiful work in heavy soils by needed a very skilled ploughman.'
Data
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Late-nineteenth century
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Dimensioni
- Length 2900 mm
- Length 940 mm
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13372.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13373.tif - High resolution image
