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52/201
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This winnowing fan, or winnowing machine, was turned by hand with the aid of a heavy wooden fly wheel. It consists of a long wood spindle with 4 ladder-like vanes to which sacking was attached. It was used in conjunction with a dressing machine, and came from Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire.
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1 winnowing fan; wood
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Letter, Donor to MERL - 'The donor’s connection with Reading University is that he 'received its first degree in Agriculture in 1928'.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_757.tif - High resolution image
