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68/184
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This is a furze hitcher tool for digging up gorse (also known as furze), a thorny evergreen shrub that grows commonly in the United Kingdom. It is made of iron, and has a pointed spear-like hook on one end, and space for a handle at the other.
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘FURZE HITCHER // Harvesting // Mr Trip, Cornwall // [pencil drawing]’
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9055.tif - High resolution image
