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This is a drop drill made of cast iron with tinsmith made hopper. The wooden pole handle is missing and there is a clip for the attachment of a trailing chain. It was used to sow lettuce and raddish on Market Garden.
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1 seed drill: metal
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MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Drill // Cultivating seeding // Gift Mr J. Moore, Bidford- on-Avon // Description: Drop drill made of cast iron with tinsmith made hopper. The wooden pole handle is missing and there is a clip for the attachment of a trailing chain // Length 41cm, Diameter 12.5 // Associated information: Used mainly between 1910-1924 by John Moore and then from 1939-49 by Jack Moore. Used for sowing lettuce and radish on Market Garden’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10983.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10984.tif - High resolution image
